mental health

UWM Adjunct Lecturer Marin Denning joins Lake Effect to discuss the impacts of intergenerational trauma on Indigenous communities ahead of a UWM's Trauma in Our Community Conference.

Black professionals in Milwaukee are at the helm of a new-non-profit called Empathy Mental Health dedicated to increasing access for mental healthcare in the Black community.

To help break the stigma, a Milwaukee-area podcast gives teens a platform to talk about their mental health journeys.

There is an emphasis of protecting the mental health of survivors as they cope with the loss of loved ones to violence.

When someone dies by suicide, there are a lot of unanswered questions that can complicate the grieving process. We explore what that grief can look like and how we can heal in community.

Through experimental cinematography and sound, the documentary "unseen" reimagines accessibility in cinema while following the life of an undocumented aspiring social worker named Pedro.

Climate change is eroding the ways and wonders of winter life, which have shaped the identities of generations of Wisconsinites. During the state's warmest winter on record, the season's devotees found ways to make the most of the weird weather.

Wisconsin officials have shared their concerns about children’s mental health and self-harm. These Wisconsin high school students talk about their efforts in youth mental health programs.

The holidays can be a stressful blur. Luckily, holiday movies can offer advice on how to navigate common seasonal stressors. We speak with psychologist and movie buff Dr. Lynne Knobloch-Fedders about common sources of holiday stress and the movies that explore these.

A report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explores the reality of gun violence in the state of Wisconsin as well as who it affects and what’s being done to prevent it.