KIDS AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP—AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS SUFFERING. The level of sleep deprivation among youth may be more significant...

The news about people’s mental health and well-being today is dark and somber. Reports show that the numbers of people experiencing...

An international mental health partnership kicked off this week to help those in marine trades, including fishermen, cope with the...

Adults looking to help children struggling with mental health challenges can be more effective by focusing on their own feelings first...

So many youth are struggling with mental health problems this year. Well before the pandemic, New Bedford youth in the city’s Shannon...

A lot has changed in the past year around mental health. Our awareness of what it means to have mental illness is growing and, along with...

Michaela Coel may not have been speaking directly about mental health in her Emmy award speech that’s captured the world’s attention, but...

Both help and hope will be on the menu at a special two-night event featuring speakers who have direct experience of attempting suicide,...

It’s hard to understand why suicide prevention efforts are so important without understanding the impact suicide has in the U.S. In 2019,...

Last September, when I first became aware of the idea that everyone can help prevent suicide, I wasn't sure what that meant exactly. Did...

As we get closer to the first day of school, stress is building on both parents and children around what this school year will be like,...

Colleges and universities have some work to do to be able to provide adequate support to students who have mental health diagnoses,...

School starts again in a few weeks and I think it's safe to say not everyone is feeling ready for it. In a regular Hope & Health meeting...

One of the things I've learned about mental health while writing this blog over the last year, is just how invisible it is and how that...

Raising awareness around mental health was at the top of Help and Hope Southcoast's list of things to achieve when we started this blog...

By now, we all know that Simone Biles removed herself from some of the competitions at the 2021 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Even if she...

A few weeks back a friend of mine accepted an invitation to visit my house for some food and conversation and to help me identify some of...

If you’ve been looking for a good reason to unplug from the outer world and spend some time focused on your own needs, this Saturday will...

The recent shift to include professional healthcare assistance on emergency calls that involve mental or behavioral health emergencies is...

"I am human." This powerful tweet from U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson expresses so much. It's a reaction to her testing positive for...