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In November 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to address the city’s ongoing problem of unhoused citizens with severe mental illness. The new directive empowers first responders, ...

Managing a mental health condition while balancing work, school or family responsibilities can feel overwhelming and suicidal thoughts can become a concern. Death by suicide remains a significant ...

My intention in writing this is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent episodes. I ...

Despite the growing mental health crisis among kids, pediatric inpatient psychiatric bed capacity remained unchanged from 2017 to 2020, and the number of beds varied widely by state, a cross-sectional ...

Transgender and gender diverse individuals who were hospitalized for psychiatric care were less likely to have a follow-up visit compared to the general population, suggesting they face transphobia in ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have developed and tested a virtual mental health crisis prevention program designed specifically for families of autistic ...

Emergency departments should not be psychiatric holding areas for children and parents should not need to become case ...

Research has found that involuntary hospitalization for substance abuse treatment is not effective and has the potential to harm, raising ethical questions about the use of coercion by the ...

Eric Kania, MD, who has been a psychiatrist at Baumettes Prison in Marseille, France, for 25 years, has witnessed an increasing proportion of inmates being treated for psychiatric disorders. In an ...