When thoughts and emotions influence behavior and vice versa, it can be challenging to clearly define mental health versus behavioral health. You are a creature of complexity; we all are.

A large percentage of people go without treatment for mental illness every year. Cost is the biggest reason people go without the help they need; a robust health insurance plan could make a ...

Dr. Carr is an assistant professor at the Institute for Society and Genetics at U.C.L.A. What if the cure for our current mental health crisis is not more mental health care? The mental health ...

A new survey shows that a significant number of college students struggle with their mental health, and a growing share have considered dropping out themselves. Two out of 5 undergraduate students ...

Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former managing editor of Pregnancy Magazine. When not beh... Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist ...

Yet when the family initially sought help from the VA, Carmona said, even with all of his connections as surgeon general, they started to see the cracks in the country’s mental health care system.

People experiencing a mental health crisis have a new way to reach out for help in the U.S. Starting Saturday, they can simply call or text the numbers 9-8-8. Modeled after 911, the new three ...

Against the backdrop of a deepening mental health crisis among American teenagers, a newly released survey of teens and their parents by the Pew Research Center reveals that teens are increasingly ...