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April Koh is on the TIME100 Next list, which recognizes the world’s rising stars. She vividly remembers the first time she tried to talk to her mother about her mental health, when she was about nine years old. “She was doing the laundry, and I kind of snuck up behind her and said to her, ‘I think I’m depressed,’ and she told me, ‘Don’t be ridiculous.’” Her mother’s response didn’t come from a lack of love but a lack of understanding. “My mother is incredibly loving, and the best mother I could have hoped for, but she didn’t have the vocabulary to talk about what I was feeling and what I was going through,” she says. In the following years, it became clear to Koh that the conversation about mental health was challenging for families across the country. Mental health is often not addressed in a deep and meaningful way in our society. Today—fueled by her own journey—Koh is playing a pivotal part in changing the conversation around mental health. In 2016, she founded Spring Health, a company that works with employers and providers to match people to the care they need. In recent years, employers have started to appreciate the importance of providing mental-health services to their workers, and studies increasingly support the trend. In 2021, Koh became the youngest female founder heading a unicorn—that rare, privately-held company that reaches a value of over $1 billion—and now Spring is valued at over $3.3 billion. See who else made the TIME100 Next here: https://lnkd.in/eTaiisit Photograph by Jingyu Lin for TIME

At the 2025 TIME100 Health Leadership Forum, we were joined by Merck’s Social Impact & Sustainability team, with Kalahn Taylor-Clark, PhD, speaking on a panel about building healthier, more equitable communities. From advancing access and equity to driving sustainable solutions, Merck’s work is helping shape the future of global health. Sponsored by Merck https://lnkd.in/eqja7Ftr

Asked my editor if I could call up former and active showgirls and see what they think of Taylor Swift's new album 'The Life of a Showgirl.' Really fun conversations! https://lnkd.in/eNGE9svA

"As climate change accelerates, the cost of its effects—which can snarl supply chains and shutter operations—have become increasingly apparent to businesses," TIME's Justin Worland writes. "Even still, the experts who work at the intersection of climate change and finance say that both companies and markets fail to grasp the extent of these risks." https://lnkd.in/ezfeSX-r

There is no healthcare without a cared-for healthcare workforce. At the TIME100 Health Leadership Forum, FIGS joined the conversation to share insights on supporting and safeguarding the people at the heart of care. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eB5mUM93 Sponsored by FIGS

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the attack at a synagogue in Manchester. https://lnkd.in/eFJ2d9UB

Basketball icon Diana Taurasi on Paige Bueckers' team spirit: “That’s what makes her special: she wants to do it for everyone.” https://lnkd.in/ewrqSvCM

As part of TIME's series interviewing leaders in the longevity field, we spoke to Stacy Andersen, a behavioral neuroscientist at Boston University and co-director of the New England Centenarian Study, about her work with centenarians and what all of us can learn from them about aging well. https://lnkd.in/ed7PxbCg

Police confirmed an attack at a synagogue in Manchester, north of England, on Thursday morning that left two people dead and four others injured is being treated as a "terrorist incident." The suspect was shot dead at the scene. https://lnkd.in/eFJ2d9UB

Vance warns federal layoffs could come soon if shutdown drags on. https://lnkd.in/ekg3rJAz