Since losing her 14-year-old daughter to suicide in 2010, Stephanie Richardson has poured her entire being into the cause of mental health. With her husband, Luke Richardson, a former NHL defenceman and […]

Since losing her 14-year-old daughter to suicide in 2010, Stephanie Richardson has poured her entire being into the cause of mental health. With her husband, Luke Richardson, a former NHL defenceman and […]

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Self-harm, exam stress, insomnia, and eating disorders are the main problems affecting young people today, professionals say. This week marks the second annual Children's Mental Health Week, organised by […]

When I was in my early 20s — before my diagnosis — I identified as a woman, as a social worker, as an aunt, sister, daughter, wife, liberal, etc. Then, with my original diagnosis of bipolar disorder, my ent […]

A leaked report by a government taskforce has painted a devastating picture of England's mental health services, revealing that the number of people killing themselves is soaring, that three-quarters of those […]

On Friday, February 12, 2016, Not Dead Yet and eleven other national and Tennessee state disability rights organizations have filed a friend of the court brief in the Court of Appeals, Middle District, in […]

Women are claiming to have mental illnesses and personality disorders at record high numbers. A girl is far more likely to be diagnosed with a disorder now than in previous generations. Recent studies have […]

The leader of the opposition joined the growing number of concerned voices this week with a speech about student mental health. Addressing a rally at parliament he spoke at length about what he saw as the […]

Panic attacks can occur at any time of the day or night and can even awaken you from sleep. However, nighttime (nocturnal) panic attacks are less common than daytime panic attacks. Nocturnal panic attacks are […]

This Hollywood “it” couple is just one small example of how support from a significant other can have a dramatic impact on one's recovery from a mental illness. “Recovery from mental health conditions most […]

Crain's is reporting that, buried in Governor Rick Snyder's budget proposal is a section that will shift public funding and delivery of mental health services to private corporations. The move is being fought […]

Crain's is reporting that, buried in Governor Rick Snyder's budget proposal is a section that will shift public funding and delivery of mental health services to private corporations. The move is being fought […]

People who have recovered from mental illness still live under the shadow of stigma, according to one Hong Kong woman with first-hand experience of the condition. “The pressure is invisible. You don't know h […]

Tuesday, February 16, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern; Call-in: 1 (712) 832-8310; Passcode: 125175#; RSVP online. On this call, we'll talk about how to address – in the media and in society – the growing and false ass […]

Waiting times for mental health treatment are the longest of all the specialist services offered in the public health system. The longest waiting time among the seven hospital districts now stands at 166 […]

Today's post will not be about the usual homemaking topics but it is a topic that I feel so strongly about. I'd like to share my story about living through postpartum depression. I'm laying it all out so that […]

It's almost five decades since Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) was first recognized as a way to treat depression. CBT is a now a commonly used treatment for depression, anxiety, psychosis and other […]

The use of psychiatric terminology (“major depressive disorder” and “generalized anxiety disorder”) constitutes something of a barrier to communication here, but the general message is clear: people (in thi […]