Category: depression

Teen’s Suicide Attempt Prompts Warning Over Pandemic’s Mental Health Dangers

On Christmas night, a 14-year-old girl walked away from her family’s Orange County home and headed toward a bridge. When she arrived, she leaped from the 50-foot structure, shattering two back bones in an attempted suicide brought on by some inner demons she’s been fighting since the start of the pandemic. Sydney R., of Huntington Beach, is among…


The Nation Speaks (Jan. 16): Alan Dershowitz on the Perils of Impeachment; Fighting Lockdown Measures; How to Stay Positive When the News Cycle is Negative

In this episode, we talk to Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School professor emeritus and constitutional law expert, about the dangers of using impeachment as a political tool and the future of free speech in America. Then, Lisa Monet, co-owner of Alibi Drinkery, and Darius Teichroew, co-founder of Reopen Minnesota Coalition, tell us how they’re fighting…


The Nation Speaks (Jan. 16): How to Stay Positive When the News Cycle is Negative; Fighting Lockdown Measures

In this episode, psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig gives advice on how to take care of your mental health when the news cycle is negative. Then, Lisa Monet, co-owner of Alibi Drinkery, and Darius Teichroew, co-founder of Reopen Minnesota Coalition, tell us how they’re fighting lockdown measures in their state. And a former Arizona Sheriff is…


Rep. Raskin and His Wife Share Their Late Son’s Battle With Depression in New Tribute

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and his wife on Monday shared that their 25-year-old son, who died last week, was struggling with depression. Thomas Bloom Raskin, a student at Harvard Law School, “had a perfect heart, a perfect soul, a riotously outrageous and relentless sense of humor, and a dazzling radiant mind,” Rep. Raskin and his wife, Sarah…