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News Articles: Mental Health

Researchers hope AI can help with the shortage of mental health providers.

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  • Health

The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now

Many AI products claim to deliver mental health therapy, but with little quality control. But new research suggests with the right training, AI can be effective at helping people.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
A lively group of kids races across a vibrant green field under a cloudy sky, showing a mix of determination and joy. Each child, clad in sports attire and running shoes, displays varying expressions of focus and excitement. The competition seems friendly yet spirited, as they dash towards the finish line, representing an inspiring scene of youthful energy and sportsmanship.

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  • Children's Health

Health advocates ask young Georgians to pledge 25 million minutes of movement in 2025

Only 18% of Georgia's children ages 6 to 17 meet the recommended daily amount of exercise. A new program hopes to increase those numbers and see young people become more physically active.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Brittney Galvanauskas looks at a piece of art on the wall at Living Proof Recovery in Rome, Georgia.

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  • Health

Proponents say prioritizing recovery services over punishments may reduce fentanyl overdoses

Georgia Senate Bill 79 or the Fentanyl Reduction and Eradication Act, takes Austin's Law to the next step, establishing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crime.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Opportunities for legal gambling have exploded since a 2018 Supreme Court decision. But research on gambling addiction and treatment for the problem lags.

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  • Mental Health

Do you know the red flags for problem gambling?

Preoccupation with betting or casino games may be an early sign of developing an addiction to gambling.

April 01, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Fourth-graders line up to shake hands with Dennis Cuddy, one of the volunteers with Grandpas United, in White Plains, N.Y.

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  • Health

'Grandpas' got together to help kids. Scientists say it boosts the elders' health, too

Older men can find themselves isolated after retirement. Volunteer groups like Grandpas United are good for both physical and mental health.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Ashley Milne-Tyte
What would you do if you had more hours in a day? Here's how to carve out time for your interests and passions — even when you have a lot of responsibilities.

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  • Science

Feeling scatterbrained? 5 ways to focus your attention

What would you do if you had more hours in a day? Here's how to carve out time for your interests and passions — even when you have a lot of responsibilities.

March 25, 2025
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By:
  • Life Kit and
  • Malaka Gharib
Veterans marched in on the National Mall in D.C. on March 14 to protest President Trump and Elon Musk's plans to cut more than 70,000 workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  • Health

Trump's back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say

The Department of Veterans Affairs embraced telehealth, especially for mental health care, in recent years. Now, staffers hired to give therapy and other health care remotely are ordered to do it from offices lacking privacy, VA clinicians told NPR.

March 25, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Tanya Anderson stands at a podium on ribbon cutting day for the Youth Villages expansion in Douglasville, Ga.

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  • Children's Health

Douglasville behavioral health care campus is growing to help more young people with trauma

The expansion project began in Douglasville in 2023 and is projected to be finished by 2028 — the largest investment of Youth Villages' nearly 40-year history.

March 24, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
TikTok videos on ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — are often not backed up by credible sources.

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  • Your Health

TikTok is full of ADHD advice — just don't trust it for a diagnosis

TikTok has become the go-to source on ADHD for teens and young adults. But a new study finds that a lot of the information is misleading and can make people's symptoms worse.

March 24, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone
Pastor Michael A. Walrond, who leads the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, says mental health wasn't discussed in his family when he was young. He's trying to change that for his congregants.

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  • Mental Health

This Harlem pastor fights mental health stigma — and shares his own struggles

First Corinthian Baptist Church founded a separate nonprofit that employs therapists to bring mental health care to a community where stigma remains a high barrier to healing.

March 23, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
A girl sleeps on a sofa

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  • Children's Health

Emory researcher uses artificial intelligence to predict youth mental health risks

Data from more than 11,000 children aged 9 to 10 found that sleep disturbances were the strongest predictor of future psychiatric illness, surpassing childhood trauma and family history.

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Mental Health

COMIC: Still cringing about that awkward moment? Here's what to do about it

Experts demystify the science of awkwardness — and explain how to reduce the emotional intensity of mortifying flashbacks (like that one time you called your teacher "Mommy").

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle and
  • Navied Mahdavian

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  • Perspective

Stargazing, poetry and meditation: What connects NPR readers to their spirituality

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, it's poetry and gardening, for others, it's meditation and community.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
State troopers helped keep order during protests at the state capitol last summer.

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  • Health

Political climate linked with Georgia women’s mental health outcomes, Emory study finds

A study published in Social Science and Medicine in January examined some of the potential mental health effects related to the current political climate.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Allen Siegler
A pair of gloved hands holds a clear, plastic bag with fentanyl.

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  • Politics

A new Georgia bill would add mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related crimes and deaths

A bill called the Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act that passed out of Georgia’s Senate last week would create mandatory minimum sentences for those trafficking in fentanyl if passed by the House and signed by the governor.

March 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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