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January 21, 2025

Youth Perspectives on Climate Change and Mental Health

  • Patients and Families, Teens and young adults

Two new studies look at youth concerns about climate change and its impacts, including mental health, and at the impacts on youth mental health of exposure to climate-related disasters and mental distress.

October 28, 2024

Mental Health Concerns in E-Sport Athletes: Lessons from a Legend

  • Teens and young adults

Lee Sang-Hyeok is probably the most famous e-sport athlete of all time. Better known as his gamer name “Faker,” he is the most dominant League of Legends player in history, with a total of four world championship titles. His incredible success can be attributed to not only his work ethic, but also the massive infrastructure in place around him, including an enormous training center built in Seoul, Korea by his team T1 Esports. Even with access to some of the best resources the industry has to offer, Faker has struggled with mental health as seen in video blogs with a sports psychologist produced by the T1 Esports team.

September 10, 2024

Supporting Student Mental Well-Being with Mindfulness Programs

  • Children and Youth, Healthy living for mental well-being, New research, Teens and young adults

A variety of mindfulness-based programs are increasingly being used in schools to help support and improve students’ mental, emotional and behavioral health. A new study looks at the evidence about their effectiveness.

August 30, 2024

New Reports Examine Trends in Youth Mental Health

  • Children and Youth, Patients and Families, Teens and young adults

Several recent national and international reports offer some insights into youth mental health with some encouraging signs along with some concerning trends.

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