Maria Stephanos

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

CONVERSATION IN THE MORNING. THE STRESS OF HAVING A CURRENT OR FORMER SERVICE MEMBER IN THE FAMILY. IT CAN CREATE UNIQUE CHALLENGES. BUT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF ALL MAY BE ASKING FOR HELP. HERE TO EXPLAIN TONIGHT IS DOCTOR VARSHA RADHAKRISHNAN, WHO’S A PSYCHIATRIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. DOCTOR, IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. DOCTOR. MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY. THAT’S WHEN WE AS A COUNTRY HONOR SO MANY PEOPLE. THE SOLDIERS BEYOND WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM.

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

IT A PRIORITY WHEN THEY GROW UP. BREAKING UP WITH A BINKY OR A PACIFIER, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT. EXPERTS SAY IT MAY BE EASIER FOR A CHILD TO PUT AWAY THAT PACIFIER THAN MANY PARENTS THINK. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DOCTOR ERIKA, A PSYCHOLOGIST AT BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. HI, DOCTOR. HI, DOCTOR LEE, GREAT TO SEE YOU. I’M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT WE CALLED THEM 100 YEARS AGO WHEN OUR KIDS WERE GROWING UP. BUT WHATEVER THEY WERE, YOU KNOW? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CALL THEM? PACIFIERS OR WHATEVER. BINKIES.

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

THEIR PREGNANCY. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH NOW COMING HOME AFTER COLLEGE CAN BE A TRICKY TRANSITION NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR PARENTS. YEAH, IT’S A GREAT POINT. AND HERE WITH ADVICE TONIGHT IS DOCTOR KATIJA WATKINS, A PSYCHIATRIST AND THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLAY CENTER FOR YOUNG HEALTHY MINDS AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. DOCTOR, IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. SO IF YOU DON’T MIND AND WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR VIEWERS. YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS ALREADY WITH YOUR OWN KIDS, RIGHT?

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

RELEASED SINCE THEY ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT, A MAJOR DROP IN THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS DYING FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE. THE CDC IS NOW REPORTING IN 2024, THERE WERE AROUND 80,000 DEATHS. THAT’S ACTUALLY A 27% DECLINE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. IT IS THE LOWEST TOTAL IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THAT IS ENCOURAGING. JOINING US NOW IS DOCTOR ALICE CONNORS KELLGREN, A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. DOCTOR, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU.

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

Justin Long's office was Fenway Park. But he walked away from his dream job with the Red Sox because of a drive to save lives. "It's one of my favorite places in the world," Long said as he looked out over America's Most Beloved Ballpark. "I got to do this for 10 years and I got to do some truly amazing things."But 17 years before getting that job, Long was living with a pain that few realized. "When I was 17 years old, before my senior year of high school, I tried to take my own life," Long said.