Consideration Instead Of Objectification Of Trans Youth
Leelah Alcorn is the high school student/artist in Ohio who committed suicide in December and was transgender. When I heard…
Suicide
Questioning My Inside Jokes
“K.M.S.” I say it all the time. It stands for kill myself. But it’s just an inside joke with my friends. Right?
Live Chat on Cyberbullying: [Today, 4:30pm]
Join youth journalists from around California on Thursday, October 24 for a live online chat about cyberbullying.
On Some College Campuses, A Focus On Asian American Mental Health
Moving away from home and going to college can be stressful for anyone, but Asian American students often face culturally related factors–model minority expectations and family pressures, among them–that can affect their mental well-being.
Cultural Stigma Hurts Asian American Teens With Depression
Make no mistake: most Asian American teens are emotionally healthy and thriving. But government statistics suggest that a substantial number struggle emotionally. Among Asian American high school students, 29 percent have reported feeling “sad or hopeless” for at least two weeks in a row during the past year.
New Guidelines: Keeping Track Of Teen Suicide Attempts
This week, clinicians, researchers, insurers and patients have a new handbook for diagnosing mental disorders. The DSM-5 (the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) contains changes that will affect young people specifically, including new guidelines on how to measure and document suicidal behavior in adolescents.
Dr. David Shaffer, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Columbia University, worked on this section of the new manual, and he gave us a little background.