Breakfast club hosts gatherings for veterans
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso breakfast club is working every day to ensure that veterans feel included and loved. As part of that mission,…
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Be Mindful: Knitting making a difference in kids’ lives
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and ABC-7 continues to highlight programs in the community that are making a…
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Mental health workshop at La Nube
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– La Nube in partnership with the El Paso Black Arts Association (EPBAA) hosted their first mental health workshop called…
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Be Mindful: Healthy Food, Better Mood
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — May is Mental Health Awareness month, and ABC-7 is committed to sharing information about mental health as part of our Be…
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Be Mindful: Mixed emotions on Mother’s Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mother’s Day can be hard on some people and their mental health. The celebratory day can grow grey with grief, pressure, and…
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Be Mindful: The Mindfullness Toolbox
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mindfulness expert Julie Potiker says simple tools you can use to deal with whatever the day brings you can vary from…
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The realities of living with OCD
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — Often misunderstood and misrepresented, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects millions of people in deeply personal…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday: Be Mindful – Caregiver Stress
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As part of ABC-7’s Be Mindful initiative, this Sunday night’s ABC-7 Xtra focuses on caregiver stress. Caregiver stress is a…
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Be Mindful: Handling academic stress
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Academic stress seems to resonate with everyone. From the pressure, to the fear of not living up to your parents standards,…
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Be Mindful: Taking care of kids’ mental health
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We take care of their physical health, but experts say it’s just as important for parents to help children develop good…
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What your streaming vs. scrolling habits reveal about your mental health
Hers dove into how different screen time impacts our psyche and found that one simple question—do you prefer streaming TV or scrolling social…
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Be Mindful: Connecting with autistic individuals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Christine Durfee is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorder and family conflict. Today,…
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Chihuahuas, NAMI El Paso host mental health ball game
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In honor of Mental Health awareness month, the El Paso Chihuahuas and National Alliance on Mental Illness of El Paso decided…
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Be Mindful: Training El Paso’s future psychiatrists
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This month of May, ABC-7 continues its commitment to raising awareness about mental health with its Be Mindful initiative.…
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The real impacts of mental health stigma, according to research
Charlie Health presents research on how mental health stigma affects people with serious mental health conditions—from social exclusion to barriers…
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ABC-7 at 4: Paso Del Norte Health Foundation supports mental health across the BorderlandÂ
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—This month is mental health awareness month. ABC-7 has been bringing you mental health stories as part of our “Be…
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How to talk to kids about their mental health
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We take care of their physical health, but experts say it’s just as important for parents to help children develop good…
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Couples & Communication: what’s your style?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Communication can make or break a relationship. What’s your communication style? How we approach tough subjects and the…
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Hundreds turn in firearms at county’s gun buy back event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office took in dozens of firearms Saturday at the El Paso County gun buy back…
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El Paso hosts second annual Race Against Human Trafficking
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Plant A Seed, a local nonprofit, hosted its Second Annual Race Against Human Trafficking at Sunland Park today, May 18th.…
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Mental Health Mobile Crisis Unit launches
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s first ever Mental Health Mobile Crisis Unit rolled out today. Emergence Health Network launched its mental health…
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Marriage lost its spark? Try flirting!
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Has your marriage lost its spark? Maybe you need to re-introduce flirting. Local therapist Patricia Contreras recently…
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Couples: talking about money
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — . Money is the number one issue married couples fight about, and how much debt a couple has affects how much they…
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ABC-7 at 4: Family Service of El Paso to host Mental Health Stars of El Paso event
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Family Service of El Paso will host the 2nd Annual Mental Health Stars of El Paso.…
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5 key mental health trends from the 2025 State of Mental Health Report
Rula 2025 State of Mental Health Report reveals 5 key takeaways to better understand the state of Americans’ mental wellbeing in…
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May 11th calls for veterans to “Buddy Check”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On the 11th of every month the Texas Veterans Commission promotes a “Buddy Check.” It’s a day to remind Texas veterans to…
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‘I knew I wanted to be a mom’: Woman struggles to become a mother after multiple miscarriages
Being a mom can be tough, and so is the struggle to become one. ABC-7 sat down with a woman who as much as she wanted to become a mother, faced…
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The importance of reading to children
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Christine Durfee was faced with the challenge of maintaining a close relationship with her grandson who lived 1,500 miles…
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Two Borderland friends create a community for other moms to connect
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The birth of a child can lead to many firsts, but for mothers, it can also lead to postpartum depression and other mental…
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Children’s Mental Health Awareness day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Emergence Health Network (EHN) kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month celebrating the importance of mental health and…
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