Mental Health

After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

July 11, 2025Conflict & Justice

The Israeli airstrikes on Iran have stopped — at least for now. But for many Iranians, the real struggle is just beginning: putting their lives back together.

Italy clinic specializes in treating PTSD for migrants and refugees

June 24, 2025Mental Health

The ‘1975’ project helps Vietnamese refugee families open up about their past

June 5, 2025Sacred Spaces

Community, conversation, music: How people are tackling eco-anxiety around the world

May 16, 2025Climate Change

Mexico’s supreme court rules in favor of Ely, a depressed elephant at a zoo

March 14, 2025Justice

Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to

January 24, 2025Israel-Hamas war

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, Palestinians have been making their way back to their homes in Gaza. But many of them are finding that their homes are gone. The UN estimates that 70% of the total structures in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed and that it could take decades just to clear the rubble.

Survivors in Indonesia grapple with trauma as they rebuild their lives 20 years after devastating tsunami

December 26, 2024Development

Two decades after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia, some survivors are rebuilding their lives in the same location, while others are too traumatized to return.

In the UK, a man’s shed is his castle. For some, it’s also a lifeline.

November 1, 2024Lifestyle

Sheds, or wooden buildings at the bottom of a garden, are important to British culture, or at least to many men of a certain age in the country. But now, sheds are playing a far greater role in the UK — bringing older men together to help soothe loneliness.

Using literature to help children cope with war and trauma

October 22, 2024Ukraine

Since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian writers have filled the shelves of local bookstores with stories to help young kids understand and process the war around them.

In southern Turkey, a surf school helps earthquake survivors process trauma and loss

August 14, 2024Lifestyle

The beachside community of Samandağ was devastated by last year’s earthquakes in southern Turkey, which killed roughly 60,000 people. Today, a small surf center introduces local teenagers to the sport — and a way to process trauma while facing fear.