A growing number of mental health therapists are using AI tools to record sessions, take notes and do administrative tasks. Fiordaliso/Getty Images hide caption
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Elizabeth Smart says she has gained confidence as a competitive bodybuilder. She continues to be an advocate for women and victims of sexual violence after she was kidnapped when she was 14. Kim Raff for NPR hide caption
‘My body carried me,’ Elizabeth Smart says. Now she’s celebrating it
A child cries after his father is detained by federal agents as they left an immigration court hearing at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on August 26, 2025 in New York City. The Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues nationwide. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
At a MAHA Institute event on Monday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to help people wean off antidepressants. Kennedy is pictured here arriving at another Make America Healthy Again event in November 2025. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption
RFK Jr. wants people to taper off of antidepressants. Doctors urge caution
Leah Ruppanner's new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More, busts pervasive cultural myths that keep a woman's mental load heavy. Malte Mueller/Getty, Composite by NPR hide caption
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is played for the jurors on March 4 in Santa Fe, N.M. Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP hide caption
Participants in the Fear of Flying Clinic walk up the boarding stairs and into a 787 as part of a four-day course to help ease their anxiety around air travel. Getting exposed to the sights and sounds of airplanes is one piece of that training. Evan Roberts hide caption
A new book suggests purpose can be found in small, every day actions that bring us connection and meaning. Bojan89/Getty Images hide caption
The school district removed Junot Díaz's novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao from the curriculum of a high-level English class at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., in response to a mental health crisis. Anastasia Tsioulcas/NPR hide caption
A new study suggests that engaging in a particular form of brain training may cut dementia risk for decades. spawns/Getty Images hide caption
Modest 'mental exercise' can reduce risk of dementia for decades, study finds
It’s the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis. And it’s about to get a makeover
Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book The Anxious Generation made the case that smartphones and social media had "rewired" kids' brains. His new book, The Amazing Generation, is a collaboration with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng. Rocky Pond Books hide caption
People using AI chatbots can experience unhealthy emotional attachments or breaks with reality. Now a group of affected people is turning to each other for support. Tracy J. Lee for NPR hide caption
AI chatbots upended their lives. They found support from each other
