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Tips for Understanding Your Emotions During These Hard Times
How can we better deal with stress and distress as unrest sweeps the nation and the coronavirus pandemic continues? Dr. Scott Geller of Virginia Tech has guidance. “We all care. We really do care abou... -
Dealing With Unexpected Loss: Congressman Jamie Raskin's Family Issues Statement on Death of Son, Tommy
News4’s Tracee Wilkins talks to an expert about dealing with unexpected loss and mental health issues.
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Local Nonprofit Helps Empower At-Risk Teen Girls Struggling With Mental Health
Crittenton Services of Greater Washington is a local nonprofit that has been a lifeline for at-risk teen girls struggling with their mental health, particularly during the pandemic.
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Psychologist's Tips on Practicing Gratitude to Feel Better During the Pandemic
Money is tight, there’s a rise in COVID-19 cases and many of us are missing friends and family. But D.C.-area clinical psychologist Roz Aker Black says practicing gratitude can help you feel bet...
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Navigating Grief and Remembering Your Loved One During the Holidays
Losing someone you love is difficult under any circumstances, but this year, the pandemic is adding to the stress and sadness that so many families are feeling.
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Business Booming at District CBD Shop as People Battle Pandemic Stress
2020 has been a stressful year to say the least. As those wanting to relieve stress or anxiety look for alternatives to alcohol or binge eating, more people have tried CBD. Local entrepreneur Barbara Biddle said her CBD businesses are booming. She owns District Hemp Botanicals with stores in Dupont Circle, Leesburg and Manassas, Virginia. Biddle, w... -
‘COVID Just Really Messed Everything Up': Confronting Teen Depression in a Pandemic
Many teens are missing out on important moments because of the pandemic. Things like being part of the varsity team, performing in their school play or just being in school with friends. These changes are leaving some students feeling depressed or hopeless. According to a 4-H study of 1,500 teens after the start of the pandemic, 43% of those t... -
Kaiser Permanente Teams With School District to Focus on Teachers' Mental Health
A healthcare provider is teaming up with one of the D.C. region’s largest school districts to focus on the mental health of educators. Teachers made the sudden switch to virtual learning last spring and spent the summer learning new skills for remote or hybrid learning in the fall. Karin Tulchinsky Cohen, assistant principal at Beall Elementa... -
How to Help Kids and Teens Struggling During the Pandemic
While you may be finding ways to deal with the stress and uncertainty, kids and teens may be struggling.
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Northern Virginians to Walk, Run Saturday for World Mental Health Day
Saturday is World Mental Health Day – and a Northern Virginia nonprofit wants us take it as an opportunity to talk about our wellbeing. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on the NAMI Mental Health for All walks that are coming up. Learn more at www.nami-northernvirginia.org
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Mental Toll of COVID-19
No one is immune to the mental stress of life during a global pandemic, not even metal health professionals. News4’s Doreen Gentzler shows us how they are finding ways to cope.
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How Deadly Police Encounters Affect Black Mental Health
Incidents like what happened to George Floyd are having a unique and profound effect on the mental health of Black Americans. Research in the medical journal “The Lancet” looks at the spill-over effects that police killings are having in the black community. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.
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Mental Toll of COVID-19 on Kids
Doctors say the changes caused by the coronavirus can impact our mental health, especially in young people who may have trouble saying how they feel. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.
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Therapists Offer Free Group Sessions as Pandemic Increases Mental Health Needs
May is mental health awareness month and, during this COVID-19 pandemic, many are more aware of their own mental health than ever before. Medical and financial uncertainty are fueling a level of anxiety some have never experienced, but a group of local therapists is helping ease that stress — free of charge. “My anxiety level was through... -
Frontline Workers Facing Moral Injury
Moral injury can take place in high stakes situations like combat and can lead to depression, substance abuse and suicide. Experts say frontline workers are facing these types of circumstances today. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.
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Virginia Doctor's Mental Health Initiative Offers Help for African-American Communities
African-Americans are disproportionately impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, and experts are concerned about the long-term mental health effects the virus will have on communities of color – and one Virginia doctor is trying to do something about it. Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, founder of the AAKOMA Project, teamed up with the Boris Lawrence ... -
Virginia Practice Offering Therapy Remotely
A therapy practice in Virginia is finding new ways to reach people who need help with stress and mental health struggles in this time of rising unemployment and self-isolation. The offices of Del Ray Psych and Wellness are dark, now, but the therapists know their work is more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are going to nee...