Mental health is an essential aspect of overall well-being, yet it often remains shrouded in stigma and silence. Many families hesitate to discuss their mental health history, but doing so is crucial ...

My friend Jesper Vaczy Kragh has recently published an excellent book on the history of lobotomy in Denmark. Lobotomy was a psychosurgical treatment for mental illness that became popular during the ...

Close to 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. received mental health treatment in 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported Tuesday, which works out to around 8.3 million ...

Allen is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oregon and the CEO and co-founder of Ksana Health. Although the Biden-Harris administration is coming to an end, some of its work will ...

As the number of people who struggle with clinical levels of mental health problems continues to rise, many experts and ...

An estimated two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Most receive no treatment for their mental health issues ...

Individuals within the criminal legal system, especially those with mental illness, face challenges completing mental health ...

Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH is the CEO of Caminar, a community-based behavioral health care agency in the Bay Area. The lack of proper mental health treatment in our country is not only hurting the mental ...

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