Tag: mental health
Two-year pilot program confirms need for mental health resources in construction
A pilot program focused on mental health issues in the residential construction industry recently confirmed the need for a more deliberate and permanent effort...
New national 988 mental health hotline
Americans can now dial 988 to get help for urgent mental health care and suicidal thoughts by dialing a new national three-digit hotline. The new...
What’s happening to our residents?
Loneliness among Americans has been growing in recent years, but the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically exacerbated the problem. A new...
Light and the secret to well-being. A future with no blinds.
A couple of years back we learned at the Energy Summit that light not only regulates our circadian rhythm, sleep patterns, dopamine levels and...
Mental illness and us
Mental illness runs in my family. So does genius. While you may have heard me mention relatives who are inventors and creators, I’m certain...
Mental illness is real, but we can’t talk about it
I was stymied by a bubbling major depression, which would have been my third since November, so I consulted with my psychiatrist about switching...
One is the loneliest number
Research shows it’s terrible for our health; it diminishes cognitive performance and the immune system, increases the risk of heart disease and dementia and...
21 signs that you’re mentally stronger than average
How do you know where you fall on the spectrum? Psychotherapist Amy Morin, the author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, lists...
Imagine the reality you want
While imprisoned, Frankl realized he had one single freedom left: He had the power to determine his response to the horror unfolding around him. And...
5 reasons you can’t concentrate
For adults who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic inattentiveness becomes debilitating. "We see an influx of adults being diagnosed around age 38," says...
In a twist
The survey of nearly 1,000 adults found that 77 percent of Americans are stressed about work. What are workers stressed about? 14 percent cite...
Think happy thoughts at work
Instead, she got a big dose of something new: happiness coaching. Keynote speaker Shawn Achor—a former Harvard University researcher and former co-teacher of one...
