Experts explain why the health and human services secretary's claims should be carefully examined.

RFK Jr. announces $100 million federal investment to combat addiction and homelessness through recovery programs, drawing on his 43-year journey.

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental ...

FIVE. MENTAL ILLNESS IS JUST THAT. IT’S AN ILLNESS. IT’S NOT A MORAL FAILURE OR A CHARACTER FLAW, WHICH A LOT OF TIMES IT’S TREATED AS GETTING THE RIGHT CARE FOR. MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS CAN BE A ...

One of Gov. Newsom's signature mental health programs was meant to bring treatment to people who refused it. So far, it's ...

But some are beginning to ask whether the pendulum has swung too far. Samantha Jo Payne, a former teacher in southern Indiana, believes the answer may be yes. In a viral TikTok video, she argues that ...

The aim is to help people open up about mental health, without fear of the stigma often attached to the topic.

State leaders, including Gov. Josh Stein, have placed an increased focus on public safety reforms following high-profile ...

A major new World Health Organization publication sets out, for the first time, a practical, evidence-based package of care ...

The alleged perpetrators of three high-profile murders in recent months are believed to have been suffering from mental ...

Gov. Josh Stein signed an order on mental health and criminal justice.

Relatives of Rachel Robinson, 55, say she had a long history of mental illness and repeatedly sought medical help before she ...