Changing Minds

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.

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...

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...

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...

While you may be finding ways to deal with the stress and uncertainty, kids and teens may be struggling.

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 ...

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...