Dr. Rachel Merson on the Need for More Treatment Options for Kids Suffering with Anxiety
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/child-anxiety-treatment
Category: News
Dr. Rachel Merson on Discussing the Texas School Shooting Incident with Children
Boston Doctors Explain How to Talk to Children About the Texas School Shooting
Dr. Rachel Merson on Proposed Mental Health Days for Students
https://www.nbcboston.com/multimedia/mental-health-days-for-students-could-come-to-mass-schools/2728659/?amp
Dr. Kelsey Hudson on Eco-Anxiety
https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2022/04/11/a-second-pandemic-experts-sound-the-alarm-over-eco-anxiety-in-young-people
Dr. Kelsey Hudson Discusses the Impact of the Environment and Anxiety on Adolescents
Dr. Kelsey Hudson appeared on The Today Show discussing the impact of environmental concerns and anxiety experienced by adolescents. Begin that segment at 3:14:30.
Dr. Todd Farchione on Changing Attitudes about Dealing with the Pandemic
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/02/06/covid-attitudes-changing/
Dr. Michael Otto on How to Overcome the Winter Blues Amid COVID Uncertainty
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/how-to-overcome-the-winter-blues-amid-covid-uncertainty/
Dr. Kelsey Hudson on Climate Distress
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/12/opinion/apocalypse-now-rise-ecopsychology/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results#bgmp-comments
LGBTQ+ and Mental Health
As we celebrate Pride Month, here are some resources for supporting LGBTQ+ communities from a mental health perspective. https://mhanational.org/issues/lgbtq-communities-and-mental-health
Commemorating Juneteenth
Andrea Taylor (COM’68), BU’s senior diversity officer, on the holiday’s origins and why it’s important to commemorate it now. What Is Juneteenth?