The rate of suicide among young people aged 10 to 24 increased nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018, according to a new CDC report.
Author: Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY
Some people listen to health experts, others ignore them: What it means for America’s future with COVID-19
How the public responds to public health recommendations can be explained by differences in how people navigate threats.
Michelle Obama says she’s suffering from ‘low-grade depression.’ What does that mean?
Low-grade depression is not an official diagnosis, but can have serious consequences for quality of life.
Daisy Coleman’s death was a tragedy more common among sexual assault survivors than you might think
People who have experienced sexual assault are 10 times more likely to attempt suicide than those who haven’t. What you should know to help survivors.
This is how America feels about feminism in 2020
More than a third say feminism has helped white women a lot, only 21% say the same for Black women and just one-in-ten say it’s helped poor women a lot.
Why the Ghislaine Maxwell case is so shocking to so many
Ghislaine Maxwell, accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit, groom and sexually abuse girls, defies our stereotypes of a perpetrator, experts say.
National Sexual Assault Hotline sees record demand during pandemic. Many reaching out are children.
“Their safety net collapsed during this period,” said Rape Abuse and Incest National Network president Scott Berkowitz.
Amid protests and a pandemic, what does it mean to be American in 2020?
This Fourth of July, American pride is at a 20-year low. Anti-racism protests and the pandemic have created divisions around national identity.
The pandemic offers mothers something they will never have again
The pandemic has undoubtedly created parental suffering, but it also offers an opportunity to be present with our children in ways we never could.
We all want to know how the coronavirus pandemic ends. How do we cope with uncertainty?
Uncertainty during the pandemic is unsettling because people need predictability to feel safe, experts say. So how do we cope when we don’t have it?