About 8.3 million youth ages 12 to 17 got counseling, medication or other mental health treatment in 2023, according to a new survey, which also looked at rates of vaping, drinking and marijuana use.

Psychedelics research gains support from the Trump administration for treating PTSD and mental health conditions, with Veterans Affairs exploring treatments that show promise in clinical trials.

Almost 90% of service members interviewed for the RAND report indicated they would limit what they share with mental health providers because of privacy concerns. Patty Nieberg Dec 20, 2024 7:30 ...

More people facing criminal charges in Wisconsin are waiting longer for mental health treatment before they can stand trial, concerning public health and criminal justice officials.

Walter Wallace in Philadelphia is another example where in 2020, untrained police officers shot and killed a young man in a mental health crisis after his family called police for an ambulance to ...

Our health system suffers a dire shortage of suitable preventative, short-term, and long-term treatment options for kids with mental illnesses.

Medicaid cuts would devastate mental health, substance use treatment services in red states States that voted for Trump have more behavioral health problems — and higher rates of Medicaid use ...

She said he now struggles with paranoia and more. “It’s constantly things like, ‘The government’s got him. You’ll see, you’ll see. He’s not dead. He’s coming back,’” she said. She said his mental ...

Less than 7% of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment worldwide, according to a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.The findings ...