Stories on mental health

  1. Concept illustration of a teen using social media. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    U-M expert shares thoughts on next steps after US report on social media’s effects on youth

  2. Concept illustration of Latino people. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Discrimination, marginalization among Latinos leads to poorer mental, physical health outcomes

  3. Concept illustration of a person cast out from the group. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    COVID-19 stigma and mental health: Who hid their illness, who shared and why it still matters

  4. Aerial view of a neighborhood. Image credit: Matt Donders, Unsplash.com

    Redlined yesterday, unhealthy today: The link between historic housing discrimination, poor health

  5. Healthy Minds Study illustration. Image courtesy: School of Public Health

    College students’ anxiety, depression higher than ever, but so are efforts to receive care

  6. A ‘game changer’ for mental health

  7. Icon of a caregiver and an elderly person

    Balancing work and care linked to better emotional well-being for those caring for older adults

  8. Anxious girl spending winter holidays alone and depressed. Image credit: nicoletaionescu, iStock

    Find compassion with yourself to cope with the holidays

  9. Concept illustration of mental fatigue. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    U-M researcher leads DoD-funded project to understand mental fatigue

  10. The Improv Project at Home website screenshot.

    Improv course may help teens learn to tolerate uncertainty

  11. Concept illustration of a sad young boy. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Firearm injuries in kids leave lasting mental scars, U-M study finds

  12. President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Image courtesy: @Whitehouse via Twitter

    New federal firearm and mental health law: U-M experts react 

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    Mental disorders may increase risk for subsequent dementia

  14. A man reading a book. Image credit: Oladimeji Ajegbile, Pexels.com

    Grad students suffer high levels of mental health stress, but pandemic provides opportunity for change

  15. Six person walking on train rail surrounded by tall trees at daytime. Image credit: Anthony Intraversato, Unsplash

    Youth report feeling physically, mentally better after spending time in nature

  16. U-M Block M Logo

    LGBTQ+ people in Kenya urgently need mental health support

  17. Young woman is sitting hunched at a table at home, the focus is on a man's fist in the foregound of the image. image credit: iStock

    Exposure to violence in adolescence linked to intimate partner violence, mental distress later in life

  18. Concept illustration of mental illness. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Mental disorders forecast chronic physical diseases, premature death

  19. Muslim college students illustration. Image credit: iStock

    U-M study: 2016 election negatively affected mental health of Muslim college students

  20. Police lights at night.

    Study identifies how police violence contributes to mental health woes