Mental Health

The ACLU of PA dropped its opposition. The NRA hasn't.

There are strategies to counter the fear — and move forward.

Congress has told the CDC not to "advocate or promote gun control." That directive complicates the public health agency's efforts to prevent suicide.

In Pennsylvania, in addition to gun control laws, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf called to “invest in mental health and help those struggling.”

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

New Jersey hopes a new training program will stem the rising rate of suicides by police officers.

Happiness, says one researcher, is the sum of many positive moments throughout the day. Something as simple as a friendly chat in the elevator can boost your mood.

Kim Stringer has struggled with mental illness for a decade, but her parents can't get her committed. Why a recent change in state law meant to help doesn't go far enough.

Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.

The Landing, which plans to open in Wyndmoor in the fall, hopes to get FDA approval to offer psychotherapy assisted by MDMA, also known as ecstacy.

On a rainy day in June, Kim stood in her house in Levittown. The room was unlit, smelled of rotting food and was cluttered with things Kim had collected.

Derricia Smith, 17, reflects on her experience with an elegant safeguard of the mind when it faces trauma, in this essay for Philly Audio Diaries.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has added anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome to the list of medical conditions approved for receiving medical marijuana.

Being in a new country, learning a new culture and language — it’s a lot to digest. At three Philly schools, students approach things as a group.