Katia Riddle
Stories
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Psychological first aid could help prevent PTSD after Hurricane Helene
Psychological first aid is the idea that interventions that can be done in the wake of a traumatic event to promote resilience and healing. Psychiatrist Robin Gurwitch helped develop the protocol.
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In Asheville, recovering from Hurricane Helene is not just physical but mental too
Emotional scars are fresh in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Physical rebuilding is beginning, and so is investment in the emotional health of people in the area.
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Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else
There are signs in the latest details emerging on the alleged UHC killer that his mental health may have been compromised. But is it even the right line of inquiry to be questioning his mental health?
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How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people
In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.
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How to solve the Gen Z social isolation problem? She tried surfing and it worked
Young people today spend nearly 1,000 fewer hours per year hanging out with friends in person than they did 20 years ago. Some solutions for the loneliness epidemic are coming from unlikely places.
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How to talk to kids about tricky subjects: pornography and sex in the media
A study from the American Psychology Association emphasizes that parents have to be aware of all the videos their kids are watching. Fifteen percent of kids have been exposed to porn by age 10.
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Dating app Hinge aims to help young adults broaden social ties outside of dating
Young adults now spend far less time with friends than young people did in 2003, the surgeon general says. Dating app Hinge is investing in helping young adults broaden social ties outside of dating.
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New study on teens and screentime finds both quality and quantity are important
The American Psychological Association is out with a study on how much time teens spend watching videos and what parents need to watch out for. Quality and quantity are both important.
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How a 'cohousing' community fights loneliness and helps parents
Parents get childcare help from peers and elders in this multigenerational community in Portland, Ore. It looks like an apartment complex, but shared spaces, meals and committees make it much more.
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Trump would like to bring back mental institutions, but experts are skeptical
Permanent tent cities are another idea Trump has for dealing with people who are unhoused. Sequestering people with mental illness or substance abuse in one place has been tried, an expert says, and "it turns into hell on earth."
