College stress taking a toll: • 41% of students enrolled in a postsecondary ed program have considered “stopping out” in the past 6 months • 55% cite emotional stress as a reason why • Up📈34% since pandemic's start #mentalhealth #highered #parenting gallup.com/analytics/4689…

"One of the sad things, for kids, you don't have to be that close to it to be affected by it ... knowing that it happened to kids like yourself." The fallout of #gunviolence on the #mentalhealth of our kids, and how parents can help #parenting #edchat abcnews.go.com/Health/mental-…

.Common Sense Media survey: Almost 1/2 of teen girls said they're addicted to TikTok or spend more time on the platform than they intend to at least once a week. About 1/3 of girls said the same of Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube. #mentalhealth #socialmedia edweek.org/technology/wha…

Excited to share ⁦CASSY – Counseling & Support Services for Youth⁩ impact on our students mental health and wellbeing.

Resilience can *also* be contagious. "Positive things can spread through networks in really remarkably similar ways to [negative things]"when peer leaders help change the culture toward seeking help and connecting to adults. #mentalhealth #stopsuicide goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story…

A wonderful BAYMEC Progress Never Stops brunch with keynote speaker San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria! So wonderful to have the brunch back after a pandemic break. Love and solidarity always win! ❤️

"When you see something vast and overwhelming or something that produces this feeling of awe, your own problems can feel diminished and so you don’t worry so much about them.” #mentalhealth #wellness washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

"When kids have depression symptoms, helping them 'activate new behaviors' is important. It can be, 'Let's go outside for a walk before you watch that show on Netflix. It's doing something rather than nothing." #parenting #mentalhealth usnews.com/news/health-ne…

“Under the age of 20 or 22, our brains are still developing, & we’re still formulating our understanding of the world. Tragedies can tend to make them think that the world is an unsafe place.” #gunviolence #mentalhealth cnn.com/2023/04/17/hea…

Despite parity laws saying insurers must cover #mentalhealth treatment the same as physical health, little has changed. A heart attack patient "would never be sent home if they were still having chest pains & shortness of breath." #mentalhealthishealth npr.org/sections/healt…

“I don’t care if you’re a liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, we all can be depressed—& we all can get made healthier. Go to the doctor. I was skeptical it would make anything better, but it did. It works. And I’m so grateful.” John Fetterman thehill.com/homenews/senat…

The front page of tomorrow's The Daily Tar Heel – I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours. Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

Each time I hear Margaret Abe-Koga speak, I learn something new about what inspires her to serve our community. Thank you for stepping up and now its our turn to step up to get her elected.

Plant kindness. #WorldKindnessDay

New Ways November - Day 14: Find a new way to help or support a cause you care about actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-novem… #NewWaysNovember

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here's to refreshment and restoration and a chance to connect with those you love.

"The real crisis is that young people are losing a sense of, 'I can solve problems, I can deal with bumps in the road of life.' The way children learn to do these things is through play where they are responsible to solve their own problems." #parenting scientificamerican.com/podcast/episod…

Congratulations Packard House #mgoblue

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Celebrating #BatesGrad Claire Scott at the Goose. Congratulations. The Psycho Noones love you. #Bates2024