Mental health courts in Illinois are diverting thousands of people with mental illness from the criminal justice system into treatment, though access remains limited and…
Researchers and technologists are exploring whether generative artificial intelligence and large language models can predict the success or failure of psychotherapy…
WellSpan Health opened a new 24/7 Behavioral Health Walk-In Crisis Center in York, Pennsylvania, offering an alternative to emergency department care for people…
Federal policies and proposed actions are creating significant barriers to mental health care access during a period of unprecedented mental health challenges. On…
Bipartisan members of Congress have introduced legislation to expand access to mental health services through a proven clinic model. Representatives August Pfluger…
Private mental health practices frequently use restrictive employment contracts that treat patients as proprietary assets rather than autonomous individuals, often…
Mental health workers in the Bay Area and Central Coast are reporting a significant drop in immigrants seeking treatment as fear of U.S. Immigration and Customs…
CareSource, the largest managed care organization of Medicaid in Ohio, has confirmed it will claw back 15% of reimbursements made to some behavioral health providers…
Staff at Community Healthlink in Central Massachusetts are decrying the planned closure of the health agency, warning it could cost hundreds of people their jobs and…
Community Partners, the local community mental health center, is preparing to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) and is seeking public input…
Cottage Health's COPE (Cottage Outpatient Program Experience) Intensive Outpatient Programs provide flexible, accessible behavioral health services for individuals…
Some inmates with mental illness refused treatment, pushing them closer toward crisis. They ate their own waste, destroyed their cells, screamed through the night and…
Hundreds of mentally ill people are languishing for months in South Carolina jails, deprived of needed treatment in a legal purgatory that feeds a cycle of…
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is inviting people to pledge to help make mental wellbeing a reality for everyone during Mental Health Awareness Month, noting…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order accelerating research and access to psychedelic therapies, with ibogaine — a powerful psychoactive compound derived…
Psilocybin, the active compound in psilocybe mushrooms, is being explored as a treatment for difficult-to-treat psychiatric disorders including obsessive-compulsive…
Tensions escalated in Milwaukee County between the County Executive David Crowley administration and the Mental Health Board over the departure of Behavioral Health…
Compass Health Center, a new mental health provider in the Twin Cities area, has opened in Golden Valley with a focus on bridging the gap between outpatient therapy and…
A landmark study published in Nature has identified five genetic signatures shared across 14 distinct psychiatric disorders, suggesting these conditions have more…
New Hampshire lawmakers are being urged to expand coverage for early intervention mental health services for children to reduce costly hospitalizations. State Senator…
With dozens of brain supplements out on the market, doctors and scientists agree on five that look promising in helping with memory and brainpower and others that are…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order accelerating research and improving access to psychedelic drugs as treatments for serious mental illnesses, with a…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his cousin, former congressman Patrick Kennedy, announced a new mental health and addiction care initiative…
A short walk outside can provide significant mental health benefits, according to research on how outdoor time affects the brain. Ila Sabino, PhD, a psychologist and…
White Oak, Md., April 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Trump on April 18 issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to…
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Some psychedelic drugs, once considered fringe, are now getting a step closer to possibly being approved for use as mental health…
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including…