mental health

Dallas ISD is holding a series of mental health forums, where teachers, students and families can discuss the challenges of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and author of “Nervous Energy,” joins NBC 5 to offer some advice on how to manage stress in a safe and healthy way.

Cook Children’s in Fort Worth is seeing the real life and death results of what the combination of mental health issues and a pandemic can do to children. NBC 5 reporter Noelle Walker takes a look at the ‘Joy Program’ aimed at helping parents help their children.

Cook Children’s in Fort Worth is seeing the real life and death results of what the combination of mental health issues and a pandemic can do to children. NBC 5 reporter Noelle Walker takes a look at the ‘Joy Program’ aimed at helping parents help their children.

We may experience anxiety returning to normal life coming out of the pandemic, though we may not notice the feeling right away or even expect it. It’s going to be a big change, says mental health counselor Todd Baratz. “This is like, moving to another country big change.” Setting boundaries in your social life can help.

Trying to navigate this new normal can be stressful, but mental health and letting people know it’s OK not to be OK is happening more often. NBC 5 reporter Noelle Walker reports University of North Texas students are helping start the conversation about mental health.

Trying to navigate this new normal can be stressful, but mental health and letting people know it’s OK not to be OK is happening more often. NBC 5 reporter Noelle Walker reports University of North Texas students are helping start the conversation about mental health.

A local radio station hosts a monthly mental health segment to spark conversation about issues that often go unchecked in the South Asian community.

A local radio station hosts a monthly mental health segment to spark conversation about issues that often go unchecked in the South Asian community.

Paris Hilton returned to Salt Lake City for a ceremonial bill signing for a law that regulates treatment centers for troubled teens in Utah.

As the trial for Derek Chauvin plays out, we’ve learned more about the day George Floyd died almost a year ago. As people confess to feeling mentally and emotionally taxed, mental health experts say it’s critical to set boundaries.

As the trial of Derek Chauvin plays out, we’ve learned more about the day George Floyd died almost a year ago. As people confess to feeling mentally and emotionally taxed, mental health experts say it’s critical to set boundaries.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, therapist Awstin Gregg says he’s seen a spike in the number of people reaching out for help. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.

Two, former professional athletes are turning their pain into purpose as they build a mental health platform for men. In addition to a new, cable television show set to premiere in Summer 2021, licensed therapist Jay Barnett and former Seattle Seahawk Marcus Smith are using various platforms to help Black men heal. In today’s community conversation, NBC 5’s Laura Harris…

Dr. Ebony Butler created My Therapy Cards, which encourage assessing one’s emotions, writing in a journal and many other ways of examining the self and bettering mental health. The cards can be used on your own, in a group of friends, or along with a therapist. Butler says the cards can help people who don’t have access to mental health...

The pandemic led us away from people, with more working at home and fewer social gatherings. Along with other stressors, the nation saw a spike in alcohol and drug consumption. Psychologist and counselor Kevin Gilliland tells LX News about building good habits and keeping up our mental health.

Research suggests that many girls’ self-confidence takes a nose dive as early as age eight. Here are tips on how to build it up.

It’s become all too familiar these days: the dreaded video meeting. You log in to what feels like your hundredth Zoom meeting of the day. You do the obligatory greeting and wave. And then you mute your mic. Then, no matter how hard you try to pay attention to whatever your boss is presenting, your eyes will not cooperate and...

You might know Alyson Stoner for her childhood roles in Missy Elliott music videos or the ‘Step Up’ film series. Now she’s started the platform Movement Genius and is teaching classes to boost mental health through affirmations and movement.