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mindsitenews.org > 03/26/2026 > your-teen-is-probably-going-to-turn-to-ai-for-advice-check-out-the-apas-tips-on-helping-them-stay-safe-and-grounded

Your Teen Is Probably Going to AI for Advice. Here's How to Help

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (796+ words) As teens turn to AI for advice, experts say that patient should work with them to make sure they use AI safely. I believe my daughter and I have such a strong relationship that she'll come to me with nearly…...

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mindsitenews.org > 11/13/2025 > at-moyembrie-farm-incarceration-means-support-and-rehabilitation

Moyembrie Farm: Preparing Inmates for Life After Incarceration

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (385+ words) Moyembrie farm, a unique French facility without cells or bars, helps inmates successfully transition back into society by focusing on mental health support and life skills. Moyembrie farm hosts prison inmates, but it doesn't look like a prison. There are…...

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mindsitenews.org > 11/07/2025 > budget-cuts-hit-youth-mental-health-corps-in-rural-colorado-schools

Federal Budget Cuts Hit Youth Mental Health Corps in Colorado – MindSite News

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1644+ words) Rural schools in Colorado have been making use of federal AmericaCorps funding to serve their students. Cuts by the Trump administration are making that a challenge. by Tricia Stortz, MindSite News November 7, 2025 Twenty-four Democrat-led states, including Colorado and California " which…...

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mindsitenews.org > 08/26/2025 > want-to-reduce-your-kids-screen-time-trust-them-more

Want To Reduce Your Kids’ Screen Time? Trust Them More.

7+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (320+ words) Experts reveal children are often only on their phones because we don't allow them unstructured in-person play with friends " and that makes their childhood "small, anxious, and sad." "Kids will always have more spare hours than adults can supervise " a…...

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mindsitenews.org > 08/27/2025 > after-physical-recovery-mental-health-is-often-forgotten

After Physical Recovery From Severe Illness, Patients’ Mental Care is Often Forgotten

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (324+ words) Physical recovery is celebrated, but the mental and emotional toll of a severe illness is often forgotten. There are ways we celebrate when someone heals from a severe illness " we might congratulate those in remission from cancer, or maybe even…...

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mindsitenews.org > 07/03/2025 > california-mental-health-support-centers-are-reeling

Budget Cuts Threaten California's Mental Health Warm Lines

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (932+ words) Operators of mental health support lines are laying off staff and ceasing or curtailing services due to California budget cuts and a 2024 ballot measure. by Jocelyn Wiener, MindSite News July 3, 2025 Phone lines that provide mental health support to tens of…...

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mindsitenews.org > 05/14/2025 > eating-disorders-not-just-skinny-white-affluent-girls

Eating Disorders Don't Just Happen to Skinny, White, Affluent Girls

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (831+ words) For years, the media image of an anorexic youth was an emaciated white female teen. The stereotype was so pervasive that eating disorder specialists have an acronym for it: SWAG, or skinny, white, affluent girl. by Melanie Haiken, MindSite News…...

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mindsitenews.org > 05/15/2025 > no-rural-mental-health-for-eating-disorders

'We're Not Serving Rural Communities': One Specialist for 250,000

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (991+ words) For people in rural America, finding treatment for eating disorders is nearly impossible. Nearly 20% of patients live in states with no residential treatment in their state. by Melanie Haiken, MindSite News May 15, 2025 Part 4 of Deadly Denials, a four-part series supported…...

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mindsitenews.org > 07/25/2025 > chicago-crisis-response-program-at-tipping-point

CARE at the Crossroads: Chicago Crisis Response at Tipping Point

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1737+ words) Chicago's mental health crisis teams were meant to replace police with clinicians. Bureaucratic dysfunction and fading federal support now threaten their survival. by Rachel Heimann Mercader, MindSite News July 25, 2025 Chicago promised a better way to handle mental health crisis calls,…...