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AUSTIN — LGBTQ youth in Texas experienced suicidal thoughts at higher rates than their peers in large states and had a harder time accessing mental health...
Over half of adolescents and young adults don't receive prompt follow-up care after being hospitalized or visiting the emergency room for a mental health crisis, new research shows.
The House passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to address mental health concerns among students, families and educators aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which lawmakers say had a “severe impact” on those three groups. The bill, titled the Mental Health Matters Act, passed in a largely party-line 220-205 vote. One Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick…
Two LSD-like chemical molecules were found to have antidepressant effects in mice, without psychedelic side effects.
The Office of Minority Health has awarded more than $3 million in grants to eight organizations as part of a three-year initiative surrounding Black youth mental health policies, the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.
About one-third of veterans have reported being arrested at least once in their lives, according to a criminal justice think tank. The Council on Criminal Justice said in a release on Tuesday that the most recent national survey revealed that 180,000 veterans were in U.S. prisons and jails. Data showed a significant disparity between the…