Mental Health

A new University of Arkansas dashboard draws on the state's largest-ever health survey to map disease, poverty and risk factors down to the census tract level across all 75 counties.

Dana Klisanin's ReWilding Lab is part of the UofA's GORP cohort. The small business offers guided hikes, journaling and mindfulness practices to help people reconnect with the natural world.

Dr. Susan Averitt, a Springdale pediatrician who works with HealthySteps, talks about how autism diagnoses and public attitudes have shifted — and why early intervention still matters.

Todd Arkyn Crush hid his hallucinations for decades out of fear and stigma. He joins Kyle Kellams to discuss his memoir and call to change how society treats mental illness.

Cold plunges and breathwork are trending, but experts say nervous system regulation culture can overlook the deeper roots of women's anger, including suppression, emotional labor and social pressure.

Lisa Margulis, director of Princeton's Music Cognition Lab, discusses her new book on how music-evoked daydreams benefit memory, mental health and sense of self.

University of Arkansas researcher Lindsay Lundeen co-authored a study finding that religion and spirituality may protect chronically online young adults, including gamers, from major depression.

Arkansas Crisis Center is launching AR Teen Connect in 2026, a peer-support program designed to help young people address mental health challenges before they reach a crisis point.

The Arkansas Crisis Center is teaming up with UAMS researchers to analyze 20 years of crisis line records, aiming to better understand mental health trends across the state. ACC president Joshua Gonzalez says the project could inform policy, youth intervention and future crisis response efforts.

On today's show, President Barack Obama helps launch Crystal Bridges’ new speaker series in Bentonville. Also, the Arkansas Crisis Center partners with the psychiatry department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to analyze two decades of call and text distress line records.