Mental Health

Suicide rates in the US are at a 80-year high. An expert on college student mental health explains risk factors and the role of inequality.

Earlier this year, actor Bruce Willis and his family announced his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a neurodegenerative disorder that includes cognitive, neurological, and psychiatric symptoms. The family’s statement echoed…

For the study in the Journal of Research on Adolescence, researchers examined how structural oppression and anti-LGBTQ policies in individual US states intersect and can predict suicide risk. “Our research suggests…

The key to healing in an epidemic of loneliness is found in local communities that address social isolation as a public health concern.

The past few years have fundamentally changed how many of us live and engage with our communities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals, nonprofits, governments, and corporations gave in radical…

The latest CDC data shows a significant increase for women between the ages of 25 and 34. The number of suicides for men increased 2 percent.

People with adverse experiences during childhood − whether physical, emotional or sexual abuse − had higher rates of death and hospitalization decades later from COVID-19.

Celina Pierrottet remembers 2016 as the year when she and her colleagues at the middle school where they taught noted a pointed change among their …

Red flag laws are an important step in the right direction, but much more work is needed to determine the role of mental health in the lead-up to and aftermath of mass shootings.

High school students who reported a concussion in the last year were more likely to have suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts.

Stigma and fear may keep shooting survivors from seeking mental health services, according to new research.

A trauma-informed culture enhances your nonprofit’s organizational sustainability, employee well-being, and overall productivity.