Matthew Perry's death raises substance abuse awareness Everyone knows it can be hard to voice to the public what you’ve been going through behind the scenes, especially when you have the entire...
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Fighting tobacco to help mental health
Tobacco’s damage is even more devastating on people struggling with their mental health Commercial tobacco use is literally killing people who are living with mental illness, but they’re not getting...
‘Fear, anxiety a wake-up call’
Trauma of Floyd's murder still burdens the Black Community On May 25, 2020, an innocent Black man named George Floyd was murdered in the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...
How eating disorders affect athletes
When athletes struggle with food The pressures of sport can trigger eating disorders "I saw others in my sport who were thinner than me and I wondered why I didn't look like them," said Emma,...
Struggling to Stay Strong
Adolescent mental health issues hit crisis levels during pandemic Three hundred and seventy students attend Minnehaha's upper school. Based on recently released research finding that one in five...
Disordered eating in the ballet community
Dancers are sacrificing their mental and physical health in an attempt to meet outdated body image standards Little girls watch The Nutcracker, wide-eyed with awe, as ballerinas twirl around in...
Teens perceive widespread depression, anxiety
National survey reveals concerns about mental health Though society has fought a long fight in the matter of mental...
Taking a closer look at 13 Reasons Why
Concern grows alongside popularity of Netflix show involving suicide Healthy solutions, resources for help need to be...
Mental health aid
Minnesota nonprofit clinic Walk In is working to make counseling a tool accessible to all An estimated 43.7 million...
Stigmas, silence hinder healing
No more silence, no more stigmas: it's time to talk about mental illness A man with cancer, bald and pale from...
Depression gets redefined
Proposed changes to the D.S.M. raise controversy Dominique Hlavac, Talon staff writer "It was just so much sadness...