mental health

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting people’s mental health, and a new survey finds Latinx children in Massachusetts are being heavily impacted. In a recent survey, 43% of Latinx Spanish-speaking families indicated that they’ve witnessed a decline their children’s mental health due to the pandemic. “Being away from his friends, being away from his teachers has been difficult,” said Revere...

The coronavirus pandemic is not only affecting our day-to-day lives, but also our mental health. In Revere, Latinx children in particular are being impacted.

The holidays are often a difficult time of year, and this year will be even more challenging for many. Mental health experts Dr. Mike Dow and Kasley Killam joined LX News with tips for shaking the holiday blues this year, especially if you’ll be on your own.

Mental health experts weigh in with tips for seniors who are celebrating solo and how to keep feelings of loneliness at bay.

In part 2 of Leiya and Fabienne’s back-to-school journey, the mother-daughter duo talk about the effects the pandemic has on their mental health. Follow along their journey at nbcboston.com/zoomingin.

Real Talk: How to tell if a new mom’s overwhelming feelings are normal or if there is something more serious going on. Postpartum depression expert and author Karen Kleiman says it’s all about intensity, duration and frequency. It’s an important #mom2mom discussion.

COVID-19 is adding an extra helping of anxiety to what is already a stressful time of year. Dr. Shana Lewis joined LX News to offer tips for people feeling uneasy about their Thanksgiving holiday plans.

All new moms feel overwhelmed. You’re responsible for a new human, you’re sleep deprived, your hormones are going crazy. The author of ‘Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts’ joins Maria to talk about what’s normal but also what’s NOT. And also, did you know there’s a difference between postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety? How to tell, how to help. Plus, a...

Research from Stanford, Google, and Harvard all agree: Who is on a team matters less than how the team members interact, structure their work, and view their contributions.

McKinsey surveyed 1,100 executives and 2,656 employees across 11 countries and found that only 1 in 6 employees say they feel supported.

The U.S. Army has agreed to reconsider its issuing of thousands of less-than-honorable discharges to service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems

A new report, conducted and published by the Child Mind Institute and the California Partners Project, took an in-depth look at how teens are coping during the coronavirus pandemic and found that many are struggling, relying heavily on screens to handle the isolation of the past several months.

With so many issues dividing our nation this year, it’s been harder than ever to separate our emotions from politics — especially online. But there is power in choosing to forgive each other. NBCLX Cody Broadway explores the science and healing power of forgiveness.

Today, many across the country are entering another lockdown, just weeks before the holidays. Not to mention being on the heels of an election season unlike any we have ever seen. In all of this, many have lost their identity and a sense of purpose.

An investigation into allegations of inadequate conditions at the Massachusetts Department of Correction has found that the prison system is violating inmates’ constitutional rights, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The two-year investigation, which began in October 2018, looked at mental health care of inmates and whether it led to self-harm or death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...

A study by Oxford University researchers on how playing video games affects mental health used data from video game makers, marking what the authors say is the first such collaboration between academics and the game industry

Pediatricians say the side effects of the isolation of remote learning can sometimes be worse than the effects of the coronavirus on children.

Pediatricians are becoming worried that loneliness imposed by the coronavirus pandemic can be far worse than the health effects of the virus itself.

For the first time in the city’s history, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday that the new mental health professionals and crisis workers will be the dispatched through 911, instead of the NYPD, to respond to mental health emergencies in two high-need communities — calling the pilot program a “major innovation.”

I’ve always been fascinated by motivational quotes. Especially the ones that create action. For example, “We’re in this together.” Five simple words on a screen that ignited a movement across the world eight months ago. Today, the effectiveness of that quote seems so distant. How did we go from praying in hospital parking lots to fighting inside grocery...