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U.S. Surgeon General Visits Chicago, Talks Youth Mental Health

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, visited Chicago Thursday to discuss the current state of youth mental health. This was not the first time Murthy has highlighted the topic in Chicago, but

Our Chicago: TikTok's CEO to Testify Before Congress and How Social Media Impacts Kid's Wellbeing

More than two dozen states have now banned TikTok on government owned devices. It's also now illegal for the app to be on any federal phone. Watch Here For all media inquiries, please contact:

Chicago Doctor Shares How to Help Children with Mental Health Challenges

Desperate for help, CBS 2 heard from a mother of a teenager with mental health challenges. She wasn't sure what to do. Her son gets physical, even violent sometimes. Watch Here For all media

What's Driving the U.S. Teen Mental Health Crisis and How Adults Can Help

Health experts are raising the alarm on rising rates of depression, suicide and other mental health issues among U.S. teens. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, youth

Trauma Lecture Tells Future Educators to Support their Students – and Each Other

UND Teacher Education worked with the National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3) to present “Trauma-Informed Practices”, an enlightening and interactive presentation that

Commentary: When students are not OK, neither are teachers

Exacerbated by the pandemic, the current mental health crisis is well documented, and it’s felt in homes and classrooms here in Illinois and nationwide: Forty-two percent of Illinois high

The youth mental health crisis needs urgent care. What will it take?

When Leo began showing anger, causing tension at home and at school and seeing a decline in grades, his mom says things got to a point that they knew that something had to change. They needed help

Our Chicago: Talking to children about the Israel-Hamas War

The images we have been seeing from Israel and Gaza since the surprise attacks by Hamas can be very difficult to watch. Airstrikes, kidnappings and the death toll continuing to rise. Locally, an

Schools make a difference for students exposed to violence, new report shows

Some Chicago schools excel at curbing the academic and social-emotional fallout experienced by students who live near where homicides happen, a new University of Chicago study found. The report