Call to Mind

05/16/2025

Mental health challenges are the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. service members. This Call to Mind special takes a closer look at the mental health needs of active-duty military and veterans.

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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.

05/15/2025

About 1 in 7 children, ages 3 to 17, live with a diagnosed mental or behavioral condition. This Call to Mind episode explores why early care and support can make all the difference.

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The phrase “if only” is often used concerning a person’s mental health. If only we'd known they were hurting. If only they’d been diagnosed sooner. Roughly one in seven children ages of 3 through 17 has a diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition.

05/14/2025

Are our screens helping or hurting our mental health? In this Call to Mind episode, we explore the powerful ways technology shapes how we feel — for better and for worse.

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Technology is ever-present in modern life, from remote work to communities on social media, from dating apps to telemedicine. We live with an ever-expanding array of online options and an ever-growing list of new questions about how healthy it is to spend so much time online with our devices.

05/13/2025

1 in 4 older adults live with depression, anxiety and substance use disorders without getting the help they need. This Call to Mind special explores the unique mental health challenges of older adults and the models in place to care for them.

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Studies show that one in four older adults live with a mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. But many older people don’t get the help they need. And America’s aging population is expected to double by 2050.

05/12/2025

1 in 10 Americans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime — affecting both physical health and emotional well-being. This Call to Mind special shares real stories and looks at why treatment can be so difficult to access.

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An estimated 29 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder in their lifetime. These mental illnesses can be profoundly disruptive to a person’s life and psychological wellbeing. And eating disorders can be deadly. Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatri...

05/01/2025

📣 Join Call to Mind this Mental Health Awareness Month!

We’ve got five new public radio broadcast specials, each exploring an emerging area of understanding in mental health. From eating disorders, to mental health in older adults, to the influence of technology on our well-being and more. These hours empower people to engage in their well-being through expert interviews, voices of people living with mental illness and reported sound-rich stories.

📻 All five shows will air on public radio stations across the country and on Call to Mind’s website:

Join Call to Mind for five new specials. Each public radio broadcast hour shares deep and thoughtful explorations of the vital mental health issues that shape our lives. Through expert interviews, first-person stories of people living with mental illness, and immersive sound-rich reporting – each ...

08/01/2024

75 percent of postpartum mental health issues go untreated. Learn more about the under-recognized public health issue of postpartum depression and what it is like to experience it in Call to Mind’s special “Birth & Depression: The Unspoken Conversation.”

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07/29/2024

Call to Mind’s broadcast special “Schizophrenia: Finding Hope on a Hard Road,” shares stories about schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting about 24 million people worldwide. Hear more on how people are living well and managing schizophrenia.

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07/26/2024

Did you know that more than 70 percent of people in U.S. prisons and jails have a mental illness, a substance use disorder or both? Listen to “Incarcerated with Mental Illness” to learn more about the impact of incarceration on those living with mental illness and how some legal systems are working to redesign the model.

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07/23/2024

In Call to Mind’s broadcast “The Burden of Being,” learn about the unique mental health burdens faced by Black women and girls in the United States. This broadcast explores the effects of racism and how care systems can shift to better support Black women.

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07/20/2024

On any given night, more than 650,000 people experience homelessness in the United States. Learn more from our special "The Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health."

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