Sesame Street’s Elmo, Grover, and Big Bird are doing more than just making kids laugh – they’re looking to prepare them for tough subjects in the real world. The show has added a muppet whose mother suffers from opioid addiction and gives advice on how to support children like her.

Why do healthcare teams and patients need better ways to communicate? How is exercise entering the home? And what’s the impact of open discussions around menstrual health? In this part of the 2020 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about the ways people are taking care of themselves.

With more than 44 million adults having a mental health condition and rates of depression and suicide on the rise among younger generations, America’s mental health crisis shows no sign of easing in the near future. How might mobile apps enable people to better manage their wellbeing?

Social prescribing – wherein patients are told to try creative workshops, regular exercise, and volunteering to improve their wellbeing – has been around for years, but it’s gaining the attention of policy-makers. How can it proactively tackle physical and mental health problems?