National Minority Mental Health Month emphasizes the persistent mental health disparities among US racial and ethnic ...

A background check is performed when anyone goes to buy a firearm from a retailer in New Hampshire, but it remains unclear how much – if any – mental health information is shared during the ...

This year’s theme, “Mental health is a universal human right,” aims to improve knowledge, raise awareness, and drive actions that protect mental health as a human right.

World Mental Health Day, recognized on Oct. 10 annually, increases awareness of mental health and the role it plays in people’s lives across the world, the World Health Organization says.

The issue of mental health information being used in background checks is complicated, and at the root of the legal questions is a statute from 2016 that has been interpreted differently by ...

It can be hard to know “where to start” (which is this year’s Mental Health Month theme) when it comes to taking care of mental health needs. This May, during Mental Health Month, Mental Health ...

– The deadly shooting rampage in Maine is highlighting the importance of mental health for those with a military background. The suspect, Robert Card, 40, is a U.S. Army reservist with a history ...

In 2022, after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, Congress passed legislation allowing the FBI to request juvenile mental health records for background checks for potential gun-buyers under 21.