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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia highlights the nation’s growing mental health crisis, while pointing to the “divine medicine” offered by Christ through the work of the Church.

Anxiety and stress affect many — but healing is possible. Jim Otremba, therapist and coach, created a Catholic retreat to offer tools rooted in faith and modern neuroscience blended with spiritual formation, right from home.

Using a smartphone threatens a child’s mental well-being, Jonathan Haidt believes, and he makes the case in his book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Using an Epidemic of Mental Illness.”

In the nation’s capital — where stress, anxiety and mental health challenges sometimes impact the lives and work of those in government service, in legal and other professions, and individuals and families — St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill hosted a “Come as You Are” Holy Week Prayer Service for Mental Health.

Between 2009 and 2019, the rate of adolescent depression nearly doubled, increasing from 8.1% to 15.8%, according to a 2021 analysis of National Survey on Drug User and Health studies during that decade.

We all worry. We worry about the future, about all the things that could go wrong. On the one hand, it’s good to be prepared, but worrying is a spiritual problem. A very human one, but a problem nonetheless.

On March 27, Nashville became the site of the country’s latest deadly shooting at a school.

In the sea of practical advice given to deal with depression, anxiety, trauma and grief, “St. Dymphna’s Playbook” offers a uniquely Catholic perspective.