April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Many individuals with mood disorders self-medicate with alcohol and drinking itself can lead to depression. A central nervous system depressant, alcohol can create serious complications for depressed individuals who use it to alter their moods. Alcohol should be avoided during …

Joy can be felt in many ways, as a sense of abundance, celebration, energy, freedom, harmony, magic, playfulness, renewal and/or transcendence. Even before sheltering in place, Americans lived most of their lives indoors, often eating artificial foods and being surrounded by digital technology and synthetic …

Mourning is a process and a journey toward healing. For children, it is directly impacted by the empathy and support provided by their families and social systems; cultural influences; previous exposure to crisis, death and loss; and their own mental health. Anxiety, confusion and sadness …

Individuals’ sense of what they believe they should be able to control is a significant part of anxiety. People with existing mental health conditions may respond more strongly to the stress of a crisis. There are concrete things you can do to improve your mental …