David Nathan, PsyD PLLC

05/27/2026

This is wonderful news. Expecting parents to be able to keep their kids and teens away from highly addictive and ever present screens is absolutely unfair. Social Media companies have a right to make a product, but they do not have the right to make products that are unsafe. We cut adult alcoholics off at the bars. Social Media companies have a responsibility to not profit while contributing to mental illness and even su***de in young people.

To follow the law, social media companies must figure out which users are under 16, and turn off “addictive” features.

05/27/2026

Fantastic news for the Twin Cities. A wealthy private donor has decided to fill the funding hole left by the state of Minnesota to keep the Vail Community Clubhouses open and serving the community. The clubhouses provide job training, resource libraries, meals, social spaces, peer support, and other opportunities to individuals suffering from serious and persistent mental illness. This story warms my heart. There are good people out there.

Two Twin Cities locations that support the mentally ill were slated to close June 30.

05/27/2026

Fantastic news for the Twin Cities. A wealthy private donor has decided to fill the funding hole left by the state of Minnesota to keep the Vail Community Clubhouses, two community organizations providing job training, resource libraries, meals, social spaces, peer support, and other opportunities to individuals suffering from serious and persistent mental illness. This story warms my heart. There are good people out there.

Two Twin Cities locations that support the mentally ill were slated to close June 30.

05/04/2026

Thank you so much, Courtney Godfrey and FOX 9 News for covering new research on how extended periods of watching short form video impacts our ability to concentrate, remember things, and problem solve. We are fortunate in the Twin Cities to have news media that covers mental health stories like this. Link:

This is "Allina Health, Short-Form Video Content and Brain Rot, KMSP, 04/30/26" by Media Minefield on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

04/29/2026

Thank you Amelia Santaniello and Erin Hassanzadeh and WCCO 4 for having me on to discuss the UN World Happiness Study and the clear negative impact of social media on teen happiness, especially for young women. I appreciate you covering stories like this and keeping our community informed about these issues.

Link:

Minnesota lawmakers are pushing to establish new guardrails for kids using social media. Dr. David Nathan, with Allina Health, shares some more insights.

04/26/2026

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04/26/2026

My Latest Blog Post: Understanding Social Dynamics Invisible to People on the Autism Spectrum, Part 1: Social Blindness/Social Power (link in comments)

03/29/2026

It is possible that one day, ChatGPT will take over for talk therapists. We but aren't there yet- not by a long shot. Currently ChatBots tend to just reassure users that they are right, doing great, and that everyone else is the problem. That isn't therapy. Gift article from the New York Times.

Patients are turning to A.I. chatbots for therapy — and the chatbots are fueling their worst impulses.

02/27/2026

Who is that I see in the MN Psychological Association email looking back at me? 🙂 Thanks, MPA, and see you at the 90th annual MPA conference, April 23-24, 2026!

01/10/2026

Thank you Frank Vascellaro, Erin Hassanzadeh and WCCO for having me on and dedicating air time to the topic of helping youth deal with this difficult time.

This is "Allina Health, Processing Grief, WCCO, 01/09/26" by Media Minefield on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.