Know Your Mind Archives

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This Thanksgiving, Include a Helping of Family Mental Health History

Just as physical conditions such as heart disease and cancer run in families, so do some mental disorders. Autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depression, and schizophrenia are…

IBX Insights TeamNovember 22, 2022

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Expert Advice Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

Act to Curb Election Anxiety

Feeling anxious about the upcoming midterm elections? You're not alone. Prior to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, more than two-thirds of Americans surveyed reported that the election was a significant…

IBX Insights TeamOctober 27, 2022

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Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

An Anxious Generation: Anxiety in Teens and Young Adults

Adults with jobs and family responsibilities may long for the carefree days of youth, but studies show that today’s young adults have plenty of worries of their own. According to…

IBX Insights TeamOctober 11, 2022

Community Health Equity Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

The Black Paradise Project: Countering the Mental Health Impact of Racism with Black Joy

As Philadelphia comes to grips with the mental health impacts of racism, how can we create a productive path forward? One unique initiative, the Porchlight Program of Mural Arts Philadelphia,…

IBX Insights TeamOctober 6, 2022

Community Health Equity Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

Reframing the Gun Violence Epidemic as a Public Health Issue

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, you may have heard more about public health than any other time in your life. But public health is more than fighting widespread disease –…

Philip McCallion, Ph.D.September 26, 2022

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Community Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

The Power of Talk: Erasing the Stigma of Suicide

Jason was happily married and a proud father of three who seemed to have everything to live for. So, his family was shocked when he died by suicide. They had…

IBX Insights TeamSeptember 23, 2022

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Community Featured Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

How to Navigate Empty Nest Syndrome

Independence Blue Cross Vice President of Operations Nicole Gold has done a remarkable job of raising her son, Hayden. He was a valedictorian at his high school graduation and will…

IBX Insights TeamSeptember 13, 2022

Caregiving Featured Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

Supporting Children Amidst a Backdrop of Gun Violence

Like many U.S. cities, Philadelphia is struggling with a rising tide of gun violence. During this calendar year alone, there were 957 nonfatal and 242 fatal shootings in the city…

IBX Insights TeamJuly 6, 2022

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Expert Advice Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

De-Escalating Stress For Improved Mental Health

After two years of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, people are feeling stressed. We have less patience for slights that we used to shrug off. We want people to listen…

Amy EdelsteinJune 28, 2022

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Health Equity Mental & Behavioral Health Well-being

The Evolving Landscape of Men’s Mental Health

Television host and author Karamo Brown needed mental health support, but he didn’t think it was for him. “Watching television, I saw only rich white girls going to rehab and…

IBX Insights TeamJune 13, 2022