Mental Health

71% of teens use YouTube at lease once a day as the video sharing platform is the most used social ...
BARBARA ORTUTAY and HALELUYA HADERO

Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

The researchers say stronger regulations and greater transparency from tech companies could help alleviate harms to youth mental health.
5 months ago
A person stares at a holiday decorated table, stressed....
Mariah Maynes

Psychologist provides advice for easing holiday stress

While often called magical, the holiday season can also be stressful. Dr. Tom Golightly, a clinical psychologist, said that holiday stress is common. 
5 months ago
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Curt Gresseth

TSA shares travel tips for the holidays

Have travel plans for the holidays? A TSA spokeswoman provides tips for passing through airport security quickly and smoothly.
5 months ago
71% of teens use YouTube at lease once a day as the video sharing platform is the most used social ...
Derrick Jones

Teens and social media: navigating the digital landscape

About one in three teens say that they are on either TikTok of YouTube several times a day as well as other social media apps
5 months ago
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Michelle Lee

Meditation practices to help calm your mind

Let's Get Moving Host spoke with Mind-body Health Specialist Dr. Michele Kambolis to learn what you can gain from intentional meditation.
5 months ago
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Emma Keddington

Suicide rates increasing in Utah, but so are available resources

One expert said the increase in suicide rates in Utah indicate a need for Utahns to actively engage in suicide prevention.
5 months ago
How to deal with seasonal depression...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Don’t be SAD this winter; ways to diminsh seasonal depression

Shorter days and less sunlight cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or seasonal depression, for many people throughout the winter.
5 months ago
Image of an Alaska Air flight taking off from Los Angeles International Airport. The FAA convened a...
Pete Muntean, CNN

FAA announces new pilot mental health committee

The issue of pilot mental health surfaced again in October when an off-duty pilot was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight.
5 months ago
These photos of Legacy Village in St. George, Utah, show zero land dedicated to real grass. It incl...
Emma Penrod, Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Fixing the lake could pave the way to solving Utah’s mental health crisis

A more holistic approach to urban design may in fact transform our entire life for the better — particularly with respect to our mental health.
5 months ago
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Michelle Lee

Lifestyle changes vs. medication

Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Pharmaceutical Insider Troy Duell to learn how to make simple but healthy lifestyle changes.
5 months ago
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Curt Gresseth

Are you ‘doom spending’?

What is doom spending? A KSL NewsRadio producer describes her experience with — and motivation for — reckless buying.
6 months ago
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Curt Gresseth

Should employers match an emergency-savings account for employees?

A Utah financial planner outlines a new law allowing an emergency-savings account, with a matching employer contribution.
6 months ago
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Michelle Lee

Guide to therapy and navigating the holidays

Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Melissa Spaulding to learn about therapy.
6 months ago
People with certain mental health problems are more at risk for experiencing the dangers of the cli...
Kristen Rogers, CNN

As Earth’s temperature rises, so do deaths among people with mental health problems

As the climate crisis gets worse, we know of farmers whose crops are drying up and people who lose their homes due to rampant wildfires.
6 months ago
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Michelle Lee

How to adjust to daylight saving time

Let’s Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Dr. Andrew Namen to learn how we can train our body to adjust to daylight saving time.
6 months ago
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN

Seasonal affective disorder doesn’t mean you have to be SAD. Here are 6 ways to fight the blues

Seasonal affective disorder isn’t just about being sad in winter. It’s a type of depression that has to do with the lack of sunlight in late fall.
6 months ago
squash and other fall foods are pictured in a basket...
Michelle Lee

Healthy fall foods to enjoy during the holiday season

Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, to learn about healthy fall foods we can enjoy this holiday season.
6 months ago
Image of a man struggling to sleep in bed, something that will probably happen, and can happen more...
Don Brinkerhoff

Daylight saving change can impact mental health

Daylight saving time ends in a few days and it might be harder for people with mental health issues to readjust to the change.
7 months ago
four-day workweek...
Curt Gresseth

Most workers would make sacrifices for a four-day workweek

What would you sacrifice to earn a four-day workweek? 48% of Gen Z and millennials say they would be willing to work longer hours to have three days off.
7 months ago
How to deal with seasonal depression...
Michelle Lee

Small changes that can help combat seasonal depression

Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Dr. Jason Hunziker on how to combat seasonal depression.
7 months ago
Boy holding a cell phone in two hands. Utah has proposed some options for how social media companie...
Andrea Kane, CNN

How to protect your mental health while keeping tabs on the Israel-Hamas war

 As the situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many people far from the conflict are nonetheless exposed to countless images, stories and sounds of conflict and this is taking a toll on all of us, including our children.
7 months ago
The Salt Lake County district attorney has asked Draper police to reopen an investigation into a Ju...
Amy Donaldson

Investigators reopen case involving complaints against Juan Diego High coach

Near the end of the 2021 football season a parent, said an employee at the school encouraged her to email administrators detailing her son's harassment.
7 months ago
Image of a gamer playing a video game - Thousands of online gamers in Utah are suffering from insom...
Don Brinkerhoff

Is gaming causing insomnia? Not necessarily, says one mental health expert.

Gaming may not necessarily cause insomnia, but one mental health expert says gaming can add to existing sleep issues.
7 months ago
Image of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute on the campus of the University of Utah., which along...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Recent genetics study finds additional risk factors for suicide

The study found that, when combined with other genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors, the risk of suicide dramatically increases.
7 months ago