In the United States, mental health has become one of the country’s top concerns, with more than 20% of adolescents affected by mental health disorders. The Surgeon General has identified…
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Lawmakers who struggle and have struggled with mental health see power in ‘telling the story’
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Fetterman’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health
Lynn Rivers, a Democrat from Michigan, opened up about her diagnosis with bipolar disorder during a radio call-in show when she first ran for Congress. Her opponents had been hinting…
988 mental health crisis line sees major rise in calls, texts, chats in first 6 months, data shows
CNN — Since the summer launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the new three-digit number has seen a significant rise in call volume – routing more than 2…
Bill Cassidy: Senate Republican chokes up as he talks about how mental illness impacted his family
CNN — A Republican senator became emotional as he spoke in deeply personal terms about the importance of mental health care in America. Read moreIn Social Policy Bill, Businesses See…
Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest
“This was a very important man,” he said. “I think she died thinking it was true.” In the 1970s, when the country was discharging hundreds of thousands of patients from…
What children of immigrants can teach everyone about mental health
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