mental health

The last 72 hours in the life of Antonio Brown have been bizarre, and more than anything else, troubling, and it's all happening right here in New York.

Robin Lehner's career was revitalized with the New York Islanders. What fans may have not known at the time, however, was that his time on Long Island saved his life.

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day and musicians and music organizations had a huge presence in taking part. From legendary rockers like Dave Navarro talking about emotional stress with MusiCares, to Warped Tour rockers like Telle Smith of The Word Alive partnering with HeartSupport, to even organizations like Live Nation posting about the importance of mental health resources for employees, mu

We caught up with Shinedown's Zach Myers ahead of their set at SPAC last night to get the 411 on the tour, the new record, and the band. Check it out!

New York has focused on mental health a lot recently, from setting standards for national guidelines for screening teens to designing a license plate for mental health awareness.  Now, a new law is taking effect in New York mandating that education on mental health be provided in New York schools...

Should teachers be allowed to have guns removed from the homes of troubled children?  I don't even know where to begin with this.  However, Governor Cuomo proposed that teachers and school administrators should have the right to go to a judge and ask that guns be removed from the homes of troubled students...

Skidmore College is preparing to host hundreds of people this weekend for a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  According to Saratogian News, Skidmore College is hosting its first 'Out of the Darkness Walk' this Sunday for help raise funds...

For the first time in over a decade, the American Acedemy of Pediatrics- the governing body of medical guidelines for children and adolescents- has updated its guidelines on teen depression screenings.  According to an article posted by WNYT, the American Academy of Pediatrics is now saying that any child above 12 should be screened for depression at their regular check ups...

Let me just preface this by saying that I am beyond excited and supportive of the new license plate design announced for New York.  The design is a choice, you don’t have to get it.  The golden and navy plate isn’t going anywhere. However, now when you head to the DMV to register your car, you can now choose a plate design to help fight the stigma against mental health...

As reported earlier today via Loudwire, and initially by TMZ, singer and musician Chester Bennington has committed suicide by hanging.  This comes only a short period after Chris Cornell, another rock legend and friend of Bennington's, also committed suicide by hanging...

As Q103's Rock Girl, I spend countless hours listening to amazing music, writing articles on bands that I love, and hanging out with fans at events.  As a psychiatric crisis nurse, in my other day job, I spend countless hours speaking to people immediately after suicide attempts, or in the throws of crisis prior to attempting suicide...

A recent study found that all genres of music featured on Q103 actually makes you calm, in other words, listening to Q103 makes you cool!