Adolescence, the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, is characterized by many profound physical, mental, and emotional changes. During this critical stage, young people can ...

For years, Mitul Desai felt that the best way to deal with his little brother's schizophrenia was to avoid talking about it. His brother had become angry and withdrawn during his first year in college ...

For some people living with mental illness, the holidays can make things worse. Jennifer Wilson is a novelist, a poet and a mother of 13, so the holidays have always been a busy time of year. Wilson ...

An estimated two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Most receive no treatment for their mental health issues ...

On a typical day, Amber Ruth, a licensed social worker and mental health professional at People Incorporated, Minnesota’s largest community based mental health provider, is out and about — at homeless ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Society’s understanding of mental health is undoubtedly at an all-time high. However, a quick look at the statistics shows that around ...

Online mental health peer support forums are platforms that allow people to receive low level support from people who are not mental health professionals. While they can be helpful, they should not ...

When Nick Watkins was a child, he pasted articles about space exploration into scrapbooks and drew annotated diagrams of rockets. He knew this because, years later, he still had the scrapbooks, and ...

Many people who feel lonely don't actually lack the opportunities for connection. They lack freedom from a mental habit that ...