mental health

Sparsely populated communities face unique challenges, such as isolation and cultural stigmas about mental health, that call for tailored suicide prevention approaches.

Poetry for Personal Power is hosting a conference focused on the mental health needs of African Americans.

Psychedelic drugs often have a negative connotation but ongoing clinical trials show they can be beneficial to some patients.

Stress levels are high these days for adolescents readjusting to life in the classroom and in-person socializing.

A decline in suicides was also experienced during the influenza epidemic that started in 1918.

A new law will give the Department of Commerce and Insurance greater oversight to ensure mental health care is covered the same as physical conditions.

The agreement promises services that could help hundreds of people leave nursing homes and live on their own.

Increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations put increased mental strain on nurses, healthcare professionals say.

Black Kansas Citians say therapy feels safer when their counselor is Black. But there’s a lack of Black therapists in the area and across the country.

Rep. Cori Bush's new bill is called the People’s Response Act. It’s a $10 billion package aimed at putting community organizations, social workers and nurses on the front lines of the nation’s mental health crisis — and scaling back the role of law enforcement.

Some Missourians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are relishing the freedom to resume in-person activities. But others are struggling with anxiety, after a year of isolation and uncertainty.

Alexej Savreux has rereleased a collection of poetry that runs the gamut from broken hearts to complex physics theory.