April 2023

First-ever Barbie doll with Down syndrome. PHOTO: MATTEL To read more of Nick Maslow's article, please click here. The National Down Syndrome Society, which collaborated with Mattel on the doll, says it's a "huge step forward for inclusion". Barbie is making history once again! Mattel on Tuesday announced the debut of its first-ever Barbie with Down syndrome. The doll was "created to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie, as well as have Barbie reflect the world around them,"...

To mark the anniversary of the passage of the landmark legislation of the Georgia Mental Health Parity Act, we are sharing a letter written a year ago by Roland Behm, Co-founder of the Georgia Mental Health Policy Partnership, Board Member and Former Board Chair, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Georgia Chapter. The letter is to his son, Kyle, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2010 as a junior in college and died by suicide in August 2019.

ILLUSTRATION BY MARY LONG ' "Mental health problems in teens can sometimes take unexpected forms. Depression and anxiety can manifest as irritability and noncompliance, which parents may reasonably view as disrespect and laziness. Understanding what is beneath those behaviors is challenging. Teens are quite secretive, so they may not disclose the extent of their struggles." To read more of Toria Herd & Sarah A. Font's article, please click here. More than 44% of teens reported persistent...