Christina Caron

@cdcaron

Reporter at The New York Times covering mental health and the intersection of culture and health care. DMs are open.

Manhattan nytimes.com Joined July 2008

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Christina Caron @cdcaron Oct 10, 2024

Please share! My colleague @EllenBarryNYT is interested in knowing more about how these monitoring tools are working in real life. nytimes.com/2024/10/09/hea…

www.nytimes.com Does Your School Use Suicide Prevention Software? We Want to Hear From You. (Published 2024) Concerned about anxiety and depression among students, some schools are monitoring what children type into their devices to detect suicidal thinking or self-harm.

Christina Caron @cdcaron Apr 17, 2024

This is a prescription that doesn't involve a pill.
nytimes.com/2024/04/17/wel…

www.nytimes.com When the Prescription Is for a Dance Class, not a Pill (Published 2024) Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way.

Christina Caron @cdcaron Dec 18, 2023

Parents of NYC teenagers: Have you used the free online therapy program for kids 13-17 (Teenspace)?
@EllenBarryNYT and I wrote about it recently. Here's a link that bypasses the paywall for people who aren't subscribers: nytimes.com/2023/12/15/hea…

www.nytimes.com New York City Is Offering Free Online Therapy to Teens: Will It Work? (Gift Article) The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-Aid’ at a time of crisis.

Christina Caron @cdcaron Aug 29, 2023

If you were to ask most people to tell you the best evidence-based treatment for chronic insomnia, I don't think you would hear a chorus of "C.B.T.-I." !
So here is a primer on what those letters mean and why it works.

Christina Caron @cdcaron Aug 16, 2023

For nearly a year, Americans with A.D.H.D. have faced a shortage of drugs to treat it. I took a look at how this is affecting kids and their parents, who are scrambling to adapt with no end in sight. nytimes.com/2023/08/15/wel…

www.nytimes.com The Collateral Damage of A.D.H.D. Drug Shortages (Published 2023) As a new school year begins, parents and doctors find medication shortages are leading to declines in learning and self-esteem.