What you’re feeling
Start from the experience rather than the label: low mood, worry, loneliness, grief, burnout, and the seasons that make them heavier.
Mood and depression
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Grief after a death: the Dougy Center library
One of the oldest grief-support organizations in the U.S., with free written and video resources for every relationship and age.
7 min read
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Pregnancy loss, infertility, and reproductive grief
SHARE and RESOLVE on the forms of grief that are routinely under-recognized by the people around them.
7 min read
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When grief follows a death or a major life change
Grieving at Stanford on loss, including the losses where no one has died.
6 min read
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Climate grief and eco-anxiety
The Climate Psychiatry Alliance on the mental health dimensions of living through climate change.
7 min read
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The holidays and mental health
NAMI on why the holidays can be hard on mental health, and what helps.
6 min read
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Election stress and news fatigue
APA's Stress in America series on the mental health effects of political and news cycles, and practical ways to stay informed without being flooded.
6 min read
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After a disaster: the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
The U.S. federal helpline dedicated specifically to emotional distress related to natural and human-caused disasters.
4 min read
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Anniversary reactions and trauma anniversaries
The VA's National Center for PTSD on the predictable resurgence of symptoms around the time of year a trauma occurred.
5 min read
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Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: Surgeon General's Advisory
The 2023 U.S. Surgeon General report that named social disconnection a public-health priority.
8 min read
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Connect2Affect: addressing isolation in older adults
A free self-assessment plus local resources for adults 50+ who are feeling cut off.
4 min read
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Campaign to End Loneliness: UK resource hub
Evidence reviews, community guides, and policy briefs from the leading UK coalition on loneliness.
5 min read
Getting care
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Stress in America: annual APA survey
The longest-running national survey of how Americans feel about their mental and emotional load.
7 min read
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Pew Research: Americans' views on mental health
Pew Research Center's key survey findings on how Americans think about mental health.
6 min read
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KFF tracking polls: mental health access and affordability
Recurring polls on whether Americans can find care, afford care, and trust the system providing it.
6 min read
Crisis and peer support
Personal story
The Mighty: first-person stories on mental health and chronic illness
A large, well-moderated community of writers sharing lived-experience essays.
4 min read
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Active Minds: young adults changing the conversation
The largest nonprofit mobilizing students and young adults to talk openly about mental health.
4 min read