Mental Health

A new report from the National Women’s Law Center, written with Latina middle and high school students in Philadelphia, found that over ...

As we get ready to observe Memorial Day, Marine Corps Veteran TIMOTH ...

Researchers examined more than 85,000 youth suicides that occurred between 1975 and 2016.

On May 12, 2015, Amtrak Train 188 rounded a corner at 106 miles per hour — more than double the posted speed limit — and derailed in Philadelphia.

Illness can make people feel hopeless – which can in turn affect their prognosis. Psychologist Dan Gottlieb knows this first hand ...

Sasha Mannino and Iris Peron-Ames, both 15 now and living in Fairmount — started a second collection of tampons and other toiletries, this time at their high school.

Taking time each day to note positive moments and personal strengths; mindful breathing and reaching out in kindness are all part of a program that reduces anxiety.

Klobuchar says that as president she would prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment over incarceration for nonviolent offenders.

Historian and Harvard professor Anne Harrington believes that pharmaceutical companies have played an oversized role in determining how mental illness is treated in the U.S.

Dennis Deska is not considered competent enough to stand trial for aggravated assault, but he still went to jail — not a psychiatric hospital.

The controversial Netflix series graphically depicts a suicide. Researchers wondered how much harm does the second season might do.

For more than a decade, Meg Miller has posted lawn signs that aim to inspire us to slow down and think a little more.

The new measure requires insurers to cover mental health care to the same extent and degree as physical health, and expands the conditions that qualify.

Money, transportation and stigma make getting treatment hard — but what if help came to women who need it?

Women of color are less likely to get treatment for postpartum depression because they fear they'll be judged too quickly or harshly by child-welfare services.