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CHC in the News: Mental Health Experts on Managing Back to School Anxiety Amid Pandemic

Dr. Vidya Krishnan, Head of Adolescent Mental Health Services and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Children’s Health Council, appeared on KTVU News to discuss strategies for coping with the anxiety and stress many families are experiencing as children head back Read more >>

Highly Sensitive Children Thrive in the Right Environment

Sensitive children are keen observers of the world, but tend to get overstimulated. They often live intense inner lives and are highly creative, but they are wary of new situations and of people they don’t know. They also easily intuit Read more >>

Not Sure What You’re Feeling? Journaling Can Help

Expressive writing is associated with improvements in physical health, improvements in markers of mental health, and improvements in immune function. It’s also been shown to improve working memory in college students, says James Pennebaker, a professor of Psychology at the Read more >>

Showing Up for Yourself

Prioritizing your needs is important, Rachel Wilkerson Miller says, but it’s often easier said than done. “Most people think that is true for everybody who is not them. And they sort of think that they’re the exception to the rule.” Read more >>

Your ‘Doomscrolling’ Breeds Anxiety. Here’s How To Stop The Cycle

So many of us do it: You get into bed, turn off the lights, and look at your phone to check your news feeds one more time. You incessantly scroll though bottomless doom-and-gloom news for hours as you sink into Read more >>

Coping With Traumatic Events

A traumatic event is a shocking, scary, or dangerous experience that can affect someone emotionally and physically. Experiences like natural disasters (such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods), acts of violence (such as assault, abuse, terrorist attacks, and mass shootings), as Read more >>

Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free

Written by Ramsey Khasho, PsyD Day 90. I’m not in my garage anymore. I’m out in the world again. But it’s an entirely different world than the one I left. Read more >>

How to Talk to Children About Difficult News

Children’s lives are touched by trauma on a regular basis, no matter how much parents or teachers try to keep the “bad things” away. Instead of shielding children from the dangers, violence or tragedies around us, adults should talk to Read more >>

How to Talk to Kids About Difficult Subjects

In a world where even little kids learn about horrific subjects, it’s important for parents to put things in perspective, field questions, and search for answers together. Read more >>

Sitting Around Harmful To Teens’ Mental Health

A study looking at the mental health of children found that even an hour of light activity each day can lower their risk for depression entering adulthood. Read more >>

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