Mental Health

Meg Hartz spent four years trying to secure comprehensive mental health care for her son, and she believes he could have avoided in-patient treatment if she would not have faced so many delays and roadblocks.

The law will help fund clinics providing mental health services.

The pandemic has affected the mental health of Iowa's children, and some are still concerned that two years after the creation of the children's mental health system, services are still falling short.

Renee Watts describes her younger brother – Stephon – as nerdy and God-fearing. “He enjoyed talking to anyone who would listen about computer games,...

A bill to phase out the use of isolated timeouts and prone physical restraint in public schools will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker.The Illinois House…

The pandemic has affected the mental health of Iowa's children, and some are still concerned that two years after the creation of the children's mental health system, services are still falling short.

Mental health experts are working to address the challenges of mental health care in rural Illinois, and looking at how that care has been impacted by the…

May is mental health awareness month. One area non-profit is working to help educate communities on how to recognize and help people suffering a mental…

Nationally, there are about 13 psychiatrists for every 100,000 people. In Indiana, there are only six for every 100,000 people, which is among the worst ratios in the U.S.

Carbondale Police say officers used their crisis intervention training skills recently to de-escalate a situation involving someone dealing with a mental…