Thursday, May 25 at 6 p.m. Does social media affect mental health? Host Jenny Gregorio explores the possible effects of social media on the brain with guest Peri Gilbert-Reed with Shreveport Counseling and Restoration Center. Questions and comments will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.
Thursday, April 27 at 6 p.m. Host Jenny Gregorio will be joined by Peri Gilbert-Reed with Shreveport Counseling and Restoration Center to talk about the benefits of Eye Movement and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for recovering from trauma and other life experiences and Play/Sand Tray Therapy. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.
Mental health counselors: humans need to be together
December 31, 2020
A socially distant walk is the closest some friends have been able to get in the pandemic. (Alyce Collett/YJI)
Health and safety rules brought on by covid-19 mean people are unusually apart from others, forced to self-isolate for weeks or months at a time.
As time goes on, many yearn for human contact, finding it increasingly difficult and unnatural to be alone.
In a series of interviews with Youth Journalism International reporters, mental health professionals in different countries explained why humans have such a powerful need to be with other people.
Experts predict post-covid mental health epidemic
December 31, 2020
Parnian Shahsavary/YJI
A mental health crisis could be imminent because of the impact of lockdowns and other stressful aspects of the pandemic, mental health professionals told Youth Journalism International.
Helen Butlin, a psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada, said people are already vulnerable and struggling.
The “tender, raw spots in our mental well being,” Butlin said, are under tremendous pressure, making coping more difficult.
She wasn’t the only one.
“This is a collective trauma that we are all facing. It is a feeling of helplessness,” said Michelle Collins, a certified clinical trauma counselor in Houston, Texas.