Tips for boosting your self-esteem
The Self-Esteem Doctor Simone Alicia joins Good Day Chicago to dish out helpful tips for boosting your self-esteem and harnessing the power of optimism.
The Self-Esteem Doctor Simone Alicia joins Good Day Chicago to dish out helpful tips for boosting your self-esteem and harnessing the power of optimism.
Practical tips for overcoming fear and anxiety in your day-to-day life
Mental health therapist Christina Furnival dishes out tips for helping you or your loved ones deal with fear and anxiety.
Mental health therapist Christina Furnival dishes out tips for helping you or your loved ones deal with fear and anxiety.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs law improving access to mental health services
Illinois is taking a step towards addressing the shortage of mental health professionals in the state.
Illinois is taking a step towards addressing the shortage of mental health professionals in the state.
Pritzker signs mental health omnibus bill
Illinois is taking a step towards addressing the shortage of mental health professionals in the state.
Illinois is taking a step towards addressing the shortage of mental health professionals in the state.
Chicago hospital's art therapy lets veterans reveal what their PTSD looks like
Art therapy is part of the Chicago hospital’s two-week, intense outpatient treatment program for veterans called "The Road Home." The program is free for veterans and their family members — across the country.
Art therapy is part of the Chicago hospital’s two-week, intense outpatient treatment program for veterans called "The Road Home." The program is free for veterans and their family members — across the country.
Chicago hospital treating military PTSD with art therapy
Military veterans are revealing what their post-traumatic stress disorder looks like.
Military veterans are revealing what their post-traumatic stress disorder looks like.
Scholarship honors Illinois teen who died by suicide during COVID lockdowns
A scholarship was established to honor an Illinois teen who took his own life last year during the COVID lockdowns.
A scholarship was established to honor an Illinois teen who took his own life last year during the COVID lockdowns.
Scholarship honors Chicago-area teen who died by suicide during COVID lockdowns
Dylan Buckner was an honor student and the star quarterback at Glenbrook North High School in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook. He had friends, good grades and a promising future, but his father believes remote learning made his depression worse.
Dylan Buckner was an honor student and the star quarterback at Glenbrook North High School in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook. He had friends, good grades and a promising future, but his father believes remote learning made his depression worse.
'Operation Disrupt' hopes to prevent suicides in Chicago area
A new effort is popping up in local park districts and forest preserves in response to rising suicide rates.
A new effort is popping up in local park districts and forest preserves in response to rising suicide rates.
'Operation Disrupt': Green signs in Chicago area forest preserves aim to prevent suicides
A new effort is popping up in local park districts and forest preserves in response to rising suicide rates.
A new effort is popping up in local park districts and forest preserves in response to rising suicide rates.
'Nurtured by Nature': New effort underway in Kane County to help the mind, body and spirit
A new effort is underway in Kane County to help nurture the mind, the body and the spirit.
A new effort is underway in Kane County to help nurture the mind, the body and the spirit.
'Operation Disrupt' hopes to prevent suicides
A new effort is popping up in local park districts and forest preserves in response to rising suicide rates.
A new effort is popping up in local park districts and forest preserves in response to rising suicide rates.
How to talk with your kids about tragedy
Andrea Dorn, psychotherapist and author of "When Someone Dies," dishes out tips for parents who are trying to confront difficult discussions with their children in wake of tragedies.
Andrea Dorn, psychotherapist and author of "When Someone Dies," dishes out tips for parents who are trying to confront difficult discussions with their children in wake of tragedies.
Research suggests assault weapons ban would save lives
Northwestern professor Dr. Post says you can't blame mental illness, but instead, gunmen she calls "evil", are often inspired by other shooters.
Northwestern professor Dr. Post says you can't blame mental illness, but instead, gunmen she calls "evil", are often inspired by other shooters.
Trauma, mental health in Illinois youth took center stage at special taskforce meeting
The CDC says guns are the leading cause of death for Illinois children.
The CDC says guns are the leading cause of death for Illinois children.
Processing trauma after the Uvalde school shooting
Dan Kotowski, CEO of Chicago nonprofit Kids Above All, talks about the process of grieving after a devastating event such as the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Dan Kotowski, CEO of Chicago nonprofit Kids Above All, talks about the process of grieving after a devastating event such as the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Statistics show guns are leading cause of death of Illinois children
The CDC says one in five children have a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder, and only 20 percent of them receive care from a healthcare provider.
The CDC says one in five children have a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder, and only 20 percent of them receive care from a healthcare provider.
Statistics show guns are leading cause of death of Illinois children
The CDC says 1 in 5 children have a mental, emotional, or behavioral health disorder, and only 20 percent of them receive care from a healthcare provider.
The CDC says 1 in 5 children have a mental, emotional, or behavioral health disorder, and only 20 percent of them receive care from a healthcare provider.
Ponies help melt away stress in Chicago suburbs
A suburban Chicago nonprofit is using its therapy animals in a new way, after seeing the pandemic take a toll on mental health.
A suburban Chicago nonprofit is using its therapy animals in a new way, after seeing the pandemic take a toll on mental health.
Ponies help melt away stress in Barrington
A suburban Chicago nonprofit is using its therapy animals in a new way, after seeing the pandemic take a toll on mental health.
A suburban Chicago nonprofit is using its therapy animals in a new way, after seeing the pandemic take a toll on mental health.