#mental health

Policies could mandate training on how officers should interact with people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Fifteen years after detention, adolescents with untreated mental health issues still exhibited a disorder.

Between 41% and 63% of high-risk children between ages 2 and 17 lack professional help for behavioral health troubles.

A news study finds that only 8% of mass shooters suffer from serious mental illness.

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

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

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.

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.

Some pastors are preaching about mental health from the pulpit for the first time.

Women with both conditions are more likely to die prematurely from almost every major cause of death.

Depression and anxiety have worsened since the pandemic, which has led to more people using drugs and alcohol.