Jessica Bari
Journalist covering mental health for Call to Mind (MPR News & American Public Media). Public Radio. Fitness. Music. Extrovert. Traveler. Minneapolis & Brooklyn are both considered home.
calltomindnow.org/broadcast-specials
- We'll keep hearing these stories. There is a history of eating disorders triggered by weight loss meds. GLP-1s are easy to get online. Will screenings tighten? Req more doc monitoring? Accountably isn't straight forward when meds cause other life threatening diseases. 👀 www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
- Listening to a press conference on how the ICE surge in MN is effecting children. Kids are missing school, they're afraid, some have been detained, students worry about friends, families have been separated. I fear we've lost the youth mental health gains that have been in repair since the pandemic.
- This is an eyeopener. I didn't realize causes weren't in the DSM re psychiatric diagnosis. Causes are complicated — past trauma, genetics, environment — BUT I bet mental health conditions would be easier to treat if the cause was part of the treatment plan. www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
