Mental Health

The president's signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults.

Federal lawmakers will vote in the coming days on the bipartisan Safer Communities Act that includes gun reforms championed by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy from Connecticut. It would expand background checks for people under 21, offer federal funds to help states take away guns from holders at risk of hurting themselves or others, and give the federal government more power to tackle gun trafficking. A sticking point in recent federal negotiations for gun reform was an attempt by Democratic U.S. senators to close the so-called "boyfriend loophole" that allows unmarried abusers to get guns. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut says the agreement may not close the loophole, but it will “substantially shrink” it.

On this episode of Audacious, what do we get wrong about anorexia? Hear from two people who've lived very different lives around this condition, one of which is in recovery.

On this episode of Audacious, join Chion as she wonders about physical affection during her experience with a professional cuddlist one-on-one, and at a 25-person-strong cuddle party.

Torrington Public Schools is the first public school district in the state to require middle school students to lock away their phones during class. But parents and students are pushing back against the measure. Administrators and educators hope that restricting phone use will improve students’ academics and mental health.

On this episode of Audacious, an environmental activist and a Trappist Monk talk about their vows of silence, and host Chion Wolf takes a week off from speaking to explore what it's like.

Today on Audacious, all four guests are named Pat Smith! What else do they have in common? And what's so different about them?

In this episode of Audacious, hear about life after a pilot had to jump from his own plan and from one woman who survived a crash that killed 107 lives.

This Gracie Award-winning episode of Audacious features conversations with people who wholeheartedly, profoundly regret becoming parents.

A new town department in Amherst, Massachusetts — Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service — now has a director. The department joins several other initiatives in western Massachusetts that offer alternatives to police when an emergency call involves a mental health crisis.