mental health

Demand for mental health services has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic began. What’s driving the increased demand, and how can psychologists meet it?

For the second year in a row, the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio is providing funding for scholarships to Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s counseling program.

The kids are not alright. A CDC analysis released earlier this year found that in 2021— the second year of the pandemic — more than 37% of high school students reported experiencing poor mental health, and 44% reported they felt persistently sad or hopeless throughout the year. Before the pandemic, mental health was already getting worse — according to previous studies from the CDC. Bonnie Petrie guest hosted TPR's The Source to talk to experts about this issue and the telehealth program in Texas that hopes to help solve the mental health crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic made a national mental health crisis among children worse. Stressors like isolation and grief led to more diagnoses of anxiety and depression. Those are just some mental health challenges kids are dealing with as they return to school this month.

This kind of care isn’t typical counseling in which a client comes to an office and sits on the sofa for an hour. Instead one might scream in a car, punch a pillow or be comforted with a stuffed animal.

Talking about testes and menses can be super awkward for any kid. A new book tries to take the embarrassment out of growing up – and be inclusive of every body.

The Teen Mental Health Survey is designed for people ages 12 to 19, and any information submitted is anonymous. In its 27 pages, the survey asks general questions, including about gender identity, and whether issues like COVID-19, school or family life are affecting one's mental health.

Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.

Pandemic paranoia, xenophobia, denial, extreme anxiety and more. But as it turns out, it's all happened before.

Therapists saw demand increase dramatically in the last year, which took a toll on their own mental health.