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Call to Mind: Fostering New Conversations About Mental Health

American Public Media

10 episodes

Call to Mind shares thoughtful explorations of the vital mental health issues that shape our lives. Through first-person stories of people living with mental illness and expert interviews -- each episode fosters deep awareness and understanding of mental health and wellbeing.

Episodes

  1. Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service

    · 52 min

    Mental illness is the leading cause of hospitalization for America’s military service members. Anxiety conditions and post-traumatic stress disorders lead the list of diagnoses. This episode explores the mental health…

  2. Queer Youth Resilience & Mental Health

    · 52 min

    Every day, queer teens and young adults are challenged by the politicization of gender identity and sexual orientation and the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. And the mental health consequences are alarming. A…

  3. The Burden of Being

    · 52 min

    Black women and girls experience discrimination, microaggressions and stereotypes every day. Living with daily racism has a profound impact on the mental health, well-being and lives of all those coping with it. This…

  4. Introducing: Speaking of Psychology

    · 46 min

    Today we're sharing an episode of another podcast we think you'll like. Speaking of Psychology, from the American Psychological Association, is an audio podcast highlighting some of the latest psychological research…

  5. Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch

    · 52 min

    Over the past decade, police in America have shot and killed 1,939 people who were in the middle of a mental health crisis. That’s 20% of all police killings in that time. Those deaths helped fuel a movement. Instead…

  6. Immigration and the Challenge to Belong

    · 52 min

    Immigration in the United States has reached historic numbers. More than 50 million people born in other countries now call the United States home. Migrating to a new country can bring unique mental health challenges,…

  7. The Reason for Sleep

    · 52 min

    We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. And not because we’re lazy. Every living creature sleeps, from cats to dolphins, and even fruit flies — it’s an essential need for good health and survival. So, if sleep…

  8. Weathering the Storm: Climate Change and Mental Health

    · 52 min

    Every day we hear concerning news about the human costs of climate change. Severe storms and wildfires can lead to housing instability. Air pollution and dirty water have been tied to respiratory illnesses and…

  9. The Strain of Stress

    · 52 min

    Americans are stressed. And what many people are concerned about seems to have escalated and changed. There are the usual personal stressors like money, caretaking, and jobs, but pressing social challenges like…

  10. Trailer: Call to Mind - Fostering New Conversations About Mental Health

    · 2:58 · Trailer

    American Public Media’s acclaimed mental health series, Call to Mind, is now a podcast. Join veteran journalist Angela Davis for vivid and thoughtful explorations of critical mental health issues that shape our lives.…

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