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Jurors hear from host of medical experts as defence says postpartum psychosis caused young mother to kill children

People in England needing immediate care for mental health problems will be able to access specialist walk-in hubs close to their home, the government is promising

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) —Asheville police and firefighters are expanding the way they respond to mental health emergencies through a co-responder program that pairs first responders with licensed mental health professionals, giving people in crisis access to services at the scene

North Carolina education leaders will release new data Wednesday on the well-being of the state’s teenagers

Mental health conversations have become more common in recent years, yet many people living in rural Alaska continue to face significant barriers when seeking care. As part of a community survey conducted in July throughout Kotzebue to better understand these challenges, respondents shared consistent concerns about trust, privacy, stigma, access to care and the lasting…

It’s interesting that we expect two people — often raised in very different families, with different communication styles, values and ways of coping — to find one another, fall in love and somehow live happily ever after. We rarely stop to consider the skill set that’s actually required to navigate a lifetime together

Florida urges doctors not to prescribe mental health medication for children July 29, 202602:09

Florida’s newest guidelines warn against prescribing psychotropic medications for children, echoing the Make America Healthy Again movement’s push to impose changes on childhood health care

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her three children, was “very depressed” with mental health that got “worse and worse” in the months before their deaths, a jury has heard

SALT LAKE CITY — The parents of former NFL offensive lineman Jordan Devey are speaking out about the importance of mental health conversations and the potential impacts of CTE on players after the Super Bowl champion tragically took his own life