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Mental health

A photograph of a tree that has knots that resemble a face
Neuroscience
We see faces, everywhere
Published Winter 2024
Humans see the face of an old man in the knots of a tree, the shape of an animal in the clouds, the man on the moon. There's a word for that phenomenon: pareidolia. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Two people play video games on a couch.
Mental Health
Some video games may help mental health of children, teens
Published Sept 26, 2024
Can gamified interventions help fight the youth mental health crisis? A new report from Johns Hopkins researchers says yes
An illustration of a mom and daughter exploring the woods
Health+Well-being
Into the woods
Published June 4, 2024
"Forest bathing"—the term for immersing oneself in nature—offers health benefits to adults and children alike. Here's how to get started.
A doctor rests their hand on a mother's shoulder as she holds her baby.
Mental Health
Adolescent stress may raise risk of postpartum depression in adults
Published April 18, 2024
Early-life stress may lead to prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after childbirth and in turn, postpartum depression
Two adults smile for the camera while sitting behind a table covered in Dungeons and Dragons pieces.
HEALTH+WELL-BEING
Tabletop therapy
Published Dec 4, 2023
Staff psychologist William Nation offers an innovative approach to counseling with his Dungeons & Dragons therapy group
Maryland Lt Governor Aruna Miller speaks while sitting down. Next to her, an adult watches silently.
Health+Well-Being
JHU hosts national conference on responding to mental health crises
Published Nov 15, 2023
The 2023 Mobile Crisis Co-Response Symposium featured a keynote presentation from Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller
A student, facing away from the camera, talks to two other students in the A Place to Talk room
Health+Well-Being
A Place to Talk celebrates 40 years
Published Oct 25, 2023
Created in 1983, the long-standing peer listening group continues to support Hopkins undergraduates
Hannah Rose
Q+A
Hannah Rose has spoken
Published Oct 3, 2023
School of Education alum discusses how preparing for a career in mental health inadvertently readied her to compete on—and know when to bow out of—'Survivor'
The Johns Hopkins Hospital stands on a sunny day
Health+Well-Being
Behavioral Health Crisis Support Team expands to East Baltimore
Published Aug 16, 2023
JHU's innovative mental health program is once again expanding its reach
Julia Verónica Matus Madrid, David Hogg, and Consuelo Amat at Power and Purpose: A Symposium on Mental Health and Democratic Agency
Mental health and democratic agency
Published June 22, 2023
Experts from Johns Hopkins led explorations of the relationship between mental well-being and democracy at a symposium in Athens