Mental Health

Teaching a new generation and volunteering to help others is a way of life for some retired New York City firefighters who lost colleagues, friends and relatives 25 years ago in the World Trade Center attack.

During Labor Day celebrations, advocacy groups are warning parents to keep a close eye on autistic children while they're in homes with pools

Animal shelters in Tampa Bay have too many pets and not enough space. What’s leading to the overcapacity — especially for cats?

The disorder has been thrust into the spotlight by the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman on trial for strangling her three children. A Buffalo mother who went through wants to displel misconceptions.

During a roundtable on youth mental health, Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo introduced guidelines urging broader evaluations by providers before children are prescribed psychotropics.

The now-retired Judge Steven Leifman said he envisioned a place that could divert people away from the ninth floor of a detention center into a facility where they would receive individualized treatment.

Veteran Brian Johnson said recovery from PTSD did not happen all at once. It started with asking for help and, eventually, with a large schnoodle named Homer.

Anxious kids can benefit from counseling, but therapy demands a commitment of money and time. Therapists recommend using three criteria to help determine when challenging behavior rises to the level of needing professional help.

Florida4Warriors is an organization that provides support and community to veterans, active duty members and first responders, while bringing awareness to the issue of suicide among veterans.

For many women, it can be hard to differentiate the mood disorder from the much milder “baby blues” brought on by plummeting hormone levels. Doctors say recognition is crucial to recovery.

In "Grief, Hope, Baseball," Jessica Rios chronicles her ups and downs with addiction and trauma. She conquered her demons through America’s pastime, where each day there is a new game, a new lesson.

Ten have died by suicide since ICE increased arrests and deportations in January 2025, including seven since October, already the most in one fiscal year. The pace exceeds the growth in the detainee population.