#mental health

NAMI offers no-cost family support for mental illness. Proven mental health education programs offer information, tools and skills.

This is a 90-minute seminar that informs people who have loved ones with a mental health condition how to best support them.

This is a 90-minute seminar that informs people who have loved ones with a mental health condition how to best support them.

Individuals with depression and anxiety are more likely to experience dementia years before those without these conditions.

Maryland proposes a somewhat novel concept: mental health days for high school students.

People living with chronic illnesses are coming up with ingenious coping mechanisms in the face of COVID-19.

A new Iris House campaign promotes HIV, hep C and STI testing and emphasizes the importance of mental health among young people.

Nearly a third of teens and young adults improperly use tranquilizers, stimulants and other psychoactive drugs.

Men in jail who have posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder and alcohol use disorder are more likely to commit violent crimes.

Federal data show a nationwide surge of kids in mental health crisis during the pandemic.

The largest declines in cancer-related suicide rates were among high-risk populations.

Young people who smoke a lot of weed are more likely to harm themselves and die of any cause.

The companionship of feline pets may calm and comfort youngsters with autism.

Consistently high body mass index and insulin levels in mid-childhood are associated with psychosis and depression.

Taraji P. Henson says telling a loved one about her suicidal thoughts helped her to overcome these scary feelings.

The rapper, who released his LP “Detroit 2” months ago, says he now copes with anxiety and depression by pacing himself and taking breaks.