Health When my son was 12, he turned violent. Life is just now getting better When my son was 7, we moved to Vancouver, Washington, and life was good for a few years. But then something changed. I don’t know if it was puberty, or the new baby, but he turned violent. Deborah Wang
Health Should parents be able to weigh in on kids' mental health treatment? In Washington state, kids who are 13 and older can access mental health treatment on their own. They can refuse treatment, too. Parents have lobbied for decades to change the law. Deborah Wang
Health Alex was depressed. But he was 13, so his mom couldn’t check in with his therapist Alex’s life fell apart in middle school. Deborah Wang
Science If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It's Good For Your Health A growing body of research shows keeping a log of what you are thankful for can lower stress, help you sleep better, and may even reduce the risk of heart disease. But it's not for everyone. Maanvi Singh
Health A New Way To Get College Students Through A Psychiatric Crisis — And Back To School A partnership between a mental health care provider and colleges is redefining emergency mental health care on campus – helping students get needed care without losing track of their academic goals. Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
Inside Inslee's proposed budget: A new, 500-bed mental hospital to replace Western State Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is taking the first step toward a plan to help house and treat psychiatric patients who have been involved in the criminal justice system: a new, 500-bed state mental hospital. Austin Jenkins
When an immigrant dies in custody, how much does ICE tell the public? Kim Malcolm talks with Human Rights Watch senior researcher Grace Meng about the death of Mergensana Amar, a Russian national who died after a suicide attempt at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Government Why Washington foster kids are sleeping in hotels Kim Malcolm talks with foster care advocate Jen Kamel about why there's a significant foster parent shortage in Washington state. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Health Seattle stories that humanize mental health struggles For the second year now, NAMI Washington has presented a storytelling event in Seattle called The Brainpower Chronicles. John O'Brien
Health How Doctors And Nurses Cope With The Human Toll Of Gun Violence Researchers are trying to understand how exposure to trauma cases affects clinicians and how they can get the mental health care they may need. For now, there are more questions than answers. Mara Gordon
