A small-town Texas mayor hopes for state support to construct a dementia village for the region’s residents. And addiction once snatched away a man's mobility – but now he's sober and has his legs back.
Sometimes medical professionals can miss a diagnosis due to a patient's high level of stress. Why grieving in public supports social change. And more.
The stress of housing insecurity has long-term consequences for kids' mental and physical health. Readers react to MindSite story on pet loss. And more.
Military families and researchers are trying to spread the word about fatal brain damage affecting soldiers - despite poor communication among the brass. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, is more than a little irritability and anxiety.
The Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity seems certain to impact our mental health and have other catastrophic effects: What would our World War II fathers say?
In Orange County, Calif.. a health educator is gratified by the enthusiasm over his juvenile hall class on relationships and consent. Volunteering can improve teens' self-image. Stay-at-home dads defy stigma. And more.
A bipartisan survey has found that Americans urgently need financial support for child care and family members who are ailing. An Rx for housing. And more.
Pregnancy motivates many to try to end their drug use. A Baltimore study seeks to diversity the racial landscape of brain research. And more.
Society often ignores the deep grief caused by the loss of a companion animal. Tell us about your experience. Plus: What Inside Out 2 gets right about anxiety.
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, and a healing one at that. Still, I’m more concerned about the future than ever. I can’t help but feel that the successors of those enslavers are trying once again to snatch back our freedom.
People with substance use disorder can build their lives back together, but the whole family often needs counseling to let go of grief and rage.. Hot weather can also cause season affective disorder. And more.
A Swiss program takes a novel approach to this age-old problem. Millions of kids are the primary caregivers for their parents. Dr. Greenberg on anorexia. And more.
An FDA advisory panel urged the agency to reject MDMA. Some therapists in Seattle have traded their proverbial couches and chairs for the outdoors.
A Louisiana high school student invents a mental health app for teens. Also, co-parenting with a narcissist, parenting in survival mode, and more.
We mourn the passing of an extraordinary activist journalist Also in this issue: intrusive thoughts, mental health stigma, and more.
Find out more about Black youth and suicide in our interview with Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association. Also, two Netflix series on mental illness that psychologists love. And more.
Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association, talks with MindSite News about suicide prevention among Black youth.
An Ohio jail psychiatrist wants stronger community mental health. And ongoing trauma in Gaza will lead to lifelong mental health scars, aid workers say.
A TikTok cleaning expert went through a period of hoarding before going clean. Plus, building mourning altars from nature helps those of us who are grieving. And more.
People assume infants hold no memory of loss or other excruciating events, but the reality is different, researchers say.
Attacks on Asian Americans during the pandemic have left many older Asians depressed and isolated. and an SF nonprofit is finding creative ways to reach out. And more.
Licensed mental health professionals may have a new role in Tinseltown. Plus, what's the deal with men and hugs? And more.
High staff turnover and an often punitive atmosphere make prisons a dangerous place for mentally ill people. Grieving the death of a loved one from afar. Pet Rx for mental health. And more.
Two physicians-only mental health lines are helping stressed-out doctors. New Army program aims to improve mental and physical health.
'Super agers' have the memory of someone 20 to 30 years younger. Specialized centers hope to reduce fear and agitation in mental crisis care. And more.
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