"He was not in his right mind," said Elsa Buitrago, the suspect's grandmother, noting that the 19-year-old was abandoned as a ...

Developed by NAMI and the Legal Action Center, the report offers practical guidance to help states prevent coverage losses ...

Nearly 500 members of the Carnegie Mellon University community have signed a petition calling for an independent, externally led review of the university’s mental health policies and support ...

After his mother died in 2022, Selwyn Bernardez spiraled into a grief- and drug-induced psychosis, roaming the New York City ...

South Sudan faces a profound but often invisible mental health crisis. Decades of conflict, displacement, and poverty have ...

SAMHSA is best known for the rollout of the 988 suicide prevention hotline. Dozens of employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were laid off in the wave of government ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration's mass firings over the weekend, current ...

Research shows that certain foods really can help with depression and stress. Here’s why—and which foods help most. Fermented vegetables like kimchi are thought to bolster your mood by improving your ...

The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the nation's main mental health agency, NPR has learned. Current and former employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

ACA enhanced subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance ...

Megan Waiters is a digital navigator for an Alabama nonprofit supported by the Digital Equity Act of 2021, a program designed to help rural and underserved communities gain internet access. This ...