Mental Health

Suicide among military service members in the US is a growing problem. A lack of a sense of belonging and feeling like a burden are key risk factors.

New research suggests looking at a patient’s address may be just as important for care providers to consider as ordering a brain scan.

Melissa Beck, leader of the Sozosei Foundation, discusses her professional journey, her work to decriminalize mental illness, and why foundations seeking to address mental illness in the United States should be doing more.

Harvesting, processing, transporting, cooking, and serving food can be hard on people’s bodies—and their mental health and well-being.

In efforts to create better employment environments and support services for diverse groups, employers often overlook caregivers.

Florida updated its school safety dashboard in April 2024, and it is now one of the most comprehensive in the nation. F. Chris Curran is an education policy professor at…

Loneliness is an epidemic. How is the climate crisis contributing to social isolation, and can nonprofits and new legislation help?

A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.

Courage is the defining quality of people with mental and behavioral health challenges, who brave daunting internal and external challenges to seek help.Courage is also the key ingredient in the philanthropic work America needs ……

By advocating for supportive policies and fostering collaboration, we can advance oral health equity for veterans nationwide.

The need to connect is fundamental. But diminishing social ties and community support are contributing to the loneliness epidemic.