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Millions of Millennials and Gen Z feel anxiety, dread, or grief about the accelerating effects of climate change. However, there are tools which might help you cope with those difficult emotions.

The deaths of two Bristol police officers are putting a focus on the risks officers face when they respond to certain calls, especially domestic violence calls. “The officer or officers in most cases are inserting themselves into an emotional fireball,” former Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara said. A fireball that brings great risks to police officers, responding to domestic violence…

The city is funding a new pilot program that will bring a mental health community navigator to the New London Public Library.

New London is launching a new pilot program that will bring a community navigator to the city’s public library. It is an effort to address the increased need for mental health support. “The need in our community is staggering and this is one really important step to help address the need,” said Jeanne Milstein, the city’s director of human...

Those familiar with tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons may see it as nothing more than a carefree game based on living out dreams of being a wizard, or collecting every set of dice under the sun. But for some players, D&D goes beyond fun battles with make-believe dragons, becoming an invaluable mental health tool: one that allows...

With the first day of classes just one week away, Waterford’s superintendent identified mental health as one of the district’s major priorities for the school year. “Definitely,” said Thomas Giard, Superintendent of Waterford Public Schools. “It is probably our top priority.” Like so many school districts across the country, Giard said that Waterford has seen increased levels of anxiety,...

State leaders will join parents from Killingly to voice the need for a school-based mental health center. The creation of a fully-funded student health clinic has been an ongoing conversation and also a source of contention in Killingly. The school board rejected the idea back in March, which prompted parents to file a complaint in April. Now the State Department…

You may have experienced a sinking feeling, a tightening at your chest, or even panic after scrolling through your news feed to a seemingly endless string of climate-related disasters: a record-shattering heatwave in Texas, another massive wildfire in California, a rapidly-intensifying hurricane in Florida. And now you’re feeling a little less motivated. Or like a cloud of dread has...

LX News Storyteller Eric Rodriguez can’t stop buying vinyl records. But why? To find out what was behind this compulsion, he spoke to Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. She explains why someone might feel drawn to purchase something they don’t need, especially in these stressful times. She also provides some tips to...

One mom in Killingly is helping organize a mental health rally to bring a student- based health center to the school. Students mental health issues, she says is the most important local issue that needs to be addressed.

In the last three years, Connecticut has recorded 3,829 drug deaths, according to the state health department. That’s 900 more than died in the 9/11 attacks and the deadly overdose trend continues. This week, though, Connecticut and seven other states reached a historic settlement with one of the world’s largest opioid makers. Stamford-based Purdue Pharma will pay $6 billion to…

As Simone Biles showed during the Tokyo Olympics, Olympians must preserve their mental health in order to perform and protect themselves from injury. The 2022 Winter Olympics presented additional mental challenges for athletes that some said they wouldn’t have been able to handle if it was their first time as an Olympian. NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo speaks with Kaillie Humphries, Lindsey...