As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits
The use of chatbots has exploded over the last two years, and people are increasingly turning to them for mental health advice.
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LA County Says a Program Meant to Help People with Serious Mental Illness is Gaining Traction
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health court is gaining more participants in Los Angeles County. CARE Court treats people with serious mental health conditions.
Silent Cry: The Unseen Toll of Infant Loss on Black Families in California
Across the United States, Black parents experience infant loss at rates twice as high as their white counterparts. In California, Black infants die at nearly three times the rate of white babies, a disparity that persists in Kern County, where socioeconomic challenges leave infants dying at triple the rate of white babies as well.
How to Move a Prison: Former Prisoners Give Their Tips on Avoiding a “Sh*t Show”
As Illinois plans to move Logan Correctional Center, women who’ve been inside offer their thoughts on the least harmful solution.
Mental Health for Ukrainian Medics: ‘When We Save One Medic, They Will Save 100 Lives’
Rehabilitation retreats help emotionally wounded medics recover so they can better care for their fellow soldiers.
A Marine Walked Into Rehab Like He Owned the Place, But Learned You Can’t BS a Horse
The sensitive animal guided him through the pain and PTSD from his combat tours.
The Trade War Has a Human Cost. For Farmers, It Can Be Fatal
Financial pressures, trade volatility and deep cultural stigma are pushing farmers to a breaking point. In rural Minnesota, some specialists are trying to close the gap.
Chicago Research Team Helping 988 and 911 Work Together to Improve Crisis Response
In a new report, experts weigh in on how 988 and 911 can better work together to ensure that people in crisis get the help they need.
Calif. Legislators Seek to Tighten Judges’ Ability to Grant Mental Health Diversions
Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time under a 2018 law. Lawmakers are seeking to revamp the rules following reports of violent offenses.
One Year After a Loss, Leaders in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Are Creating the Addiction Services They Wished For
A tragic death galvanized them to help people grappling with drug use and mental illness. Now they’re proposing legislative change.
An L.A. Woman Was Feeling Lost. Fountain House Hollywood Gave Her a Sense of Purpose
Fountain House aims to build connection by operating "clubhouses" where people with serious mental illness can connect with and support each other. The Hollywood program opened two years ago.
Prison or Treatment? Thousands Participate in Mental Health Courts. Millions are Left Out
The courts can offer treatment and a path away from incarceration. But in Illinois, only half of participants graduate, and many who might benefit never get a chance.
Formerly Incarcerated Mentors Are Changing Lives in California
Peer support specialists provide valuable mentorship and emotional support — grounded in hard-earned personal experience.
Trapped and Alone: Fear of ICE Is Deepening Postpartum Isolation for Immigrant Mothers
Doctors say newly postpartum people need medical care, sleep and the ability to rely on friends and family for help. Immigration crackdowns have made that support impossible.
Supreme Court says Colorado can’t ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth
The case was brought by a Christian counselor who argued that Colorado’s ban violated her free speech rights.
As Millions Protest, Marchers Raise Mental Health – Their Own and Trump’s – with Biting Humor
The No King's protest drew millions of people around the U.S. on Saturday. Demonstrators made clear in signs and interviews that they were there to improve their own mental health – and to express their outrage at Donald Trump's policies and mental status. This photo essay offers a glimpse.
‘Uprooted Over and Over, You Are Nowhere’: A Refugee from Bhutan Ties Forced Relocation to Shocking Suicide Rates Among Fellow Exiles
Ohio nonprofit leader Sudarshan Pyakurel on third country relocation and other immigration policies that retraumatize highly vulnerable Bhutanese refugees in the U.S.
For High School Athletes, Running Can Benefit Mood and Focus Just as Much as Physical Health
The parts of your brain devoted to memory and learning are actually bigger in people who exercise regularly.
Fear, Stress, Anxiety: Minnesota’s International Students Struggle to Cope with ICE Surge and Aftermath
College administrators say international and immigrant students continue to feel anxiety, stress and isolation stemming from the ICE occupation and looming threats of arrest or detention.
1 in 8 Youth Turn to AI for Mental Health. ‘It Just Tells Me What I Want to Hear’
Youth with the deepest emotional needs are using chatbots for therapy the most – but many are unhappy with the outcome.
California Tribal Advocate Who Fought to Prevent Suicides Dies in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Celinda Gonzales of the Yurok Tribe worked to prevent suicides among Native Americans after losing a son and a brother. She “was a friend to many,” the tribe said.
Ghost Guns, Made at Home on 3-D Printers, Are Linked to an Increase in Suicide Rates
Homemade ghost guns are raising new challenges around mental health, firearm access and suicide risk.
Countering the ‘Dark Passions’
Across liberal democracies and nations, like the U.S., that are sliding out of the democratic zone, autocrats are weaponizing our most divisive emotions. In "Anger, Fear, Domination," William A. Galston offers a guide to how these passions spread and what it takes to keep them from overwhelming us.
New York City’s Effort to Send Mental Health Workers to Crises Ends in Police Response 86% of the Time
Mayor Mamdani wants to speed up the expansion of community responders, but an analysis by THE CITY of existing efforts found that 911 dispatchers send cops in the vast majority of cases.
LA County Says a Program Meant to Help People with Serious Mental Illness is Gaining Traction
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health court is gaining more participants in Los Angeles County. CARE Court treats people with serious mental health conditions.
Silent Cry: The Unseen Toll of Infant Loss on Black Families in California
Across the United States, Black parents experience infant loss at rates twice as high as their white counterparts. In California, Black infants die at nearly three times the rate of white babies, a disparity that persists in Kern County, where socioeconomic challenges leave infants dying at triple the rate of white babies as well.
How to Move a Prison: Former Prisoners Give Their Tips on Avoiding a “Sh*t Show”
As Illinois plans to move Logan Correctional Center, women who’ve been inside offer their thoughts on the least harmful solution.
Mental Health for Ukrainian Medics: ‘When We Save One Medic, They Will Save 100 Lives’
Rehabilitation retreats help emotionally wounded medics recover so they can better care for their fellow soldiers.
A Marine Walked Into Rehab Like He Owned the Place, But Learned You Can’t BS a Horse
The sensitive animal guided him through the pain and PTSD from his combat tours.
The Trade War Has a Human Cost. For Farmers, It Can Be Fatal
Financial pressures, trade volatility and deep cultural stigma are pushing farmers to a breaking point. In rural Minnesota, some specialists are trying to close the gap.
Chicago Research Team Helping 988 and 911 Work Together to Improve Crisis Response
In a new report, experts weigh in on how 988 and 911 can better work together to ensure that people in crisis get the help they need.
Calif. Legislators Seek to Tighten Judges’ Ability to Grant Mental Health Diversions
Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time under a 2018 law. Lawmakers are seeking to revamp the rules following reports of violent offenses.
One Year After a Loss, Leaders in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Are Creating the Addiction Services They Wished For
A tragic death galvanized them to help people grappling with drug use and mental illness. Now they’re proposing legislative change.
An L.A. Woman Was Feeling Lost. Fountain House Hollywood Gave Her a Sense of Purpose
Fountain House aims to build connection by operating "clubhouses" where people with serious mental illness can connect with and support each other. The Hollywood program opened two years ago.
Prison or Treatment? Thousands Participate in Mental Health Courts. Millions are Left Out
The courts can offer treatment and a path away from incarceration. But in Illinois, only half of participants graduate, and many who might benefit never get a chance.
Formerly Incarcerated Mentors Are Changing Lives in California
Peer support specialists provide valuable mentorship and emotional support — grounded in hard-earned personal experience.
Trapped and Alone: Fear of ICE Is Deepening Postpartum Isolation for Immigrant Mothers
Doctors say newly postpartum people need medical care, sleep and the ability to rely on friends and family for help. Immigration crackdowns have made that support impossible.
Supreme Court says Colorado can’t ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth
The case was brought by a Christian counselor who argued that Colorado’s ban violated her free speech rights.
As Millions Protest, Marchers Raise Mental Health – Their Own and Trump’s – with Biting Humor
The No King's protest drew millions of people around the U.S. on Saturday. Demonstrators made clear in signs and interviews that they were there to improve their own mental health – and to express their outrage at Donald Trump's policies and mental status. This photo essay offers a glimpse.
‘Uprooted Over and Over, You Are Nowhere’: A Refugee from Bhutan Ties Forced Relocation to Shocking Suicide Rates Among Fellow Exiles
Ohio nonprofit leader Sudarshan Pyakurel on third country relocation and other immigration policies that retraumatize highly vulnerable Bhutanese refugees in the U.S.
For High School Athletes, Running Can Benefit Mood and Focus Just as Much as Physical Health
The parts of your brain devoted to memory and learning are actually bigger in people who exercise regularly.
Fear, Stress, Anxiety: Minnesota’s International Students Struggle to Cope with ICE Surge and Aftermath
College administrators say international and immigrant students continue to feel anxiety, stress and isolation stemming from the ICE occupation and looming threats of arrest or detention.
1 in 8 Youth Turn to AI for Mental Health. ‘It Just Tells Me What I Want to Hear’
Youth with the deepest emotional needs are using chatbots for therapy the most – but many are unhappy with the outcome.
California Tribal Advocate Who Fought to Prevent Suicides Dies in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Celinda Gonzales of the Yurok Tribe worked to prevent suicides among Native Americans after losing a son and a brother. She “was a friend to many,” the tribe said.
Ghost Guns, Made at Home on 3-D Printers, Are Linked to an Increase in Suicide Rates
Homemade ghost guns are raising new challenges around mental health, firearm access and suicide risk.
Countering the ‘Dark Passions’
Across liberal democracies and nations, like the U.S., that are sliding out of the democratic zone, autocrats are weaponizing our most divisive emotions. In "Anger, Fear, Domination," William A. Galston offers a guide to how these passions spread and what it takes to keep them from overwhelming us.
New York City’s Effort to Send Mental Health Workers to Crises Ends in Police Response 86% of the Time
Mayor Mamdani wants to speed up the expansion of community responders, but an analysis by THE CITY of existing efforts found that 911 dispatchers send cops in the vast majority of cases.