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Nationally Renowned Disability Rights Advocate: “I'm Voting Yes on …

We connected with Lex to hear more about his story and why his experience as a disability rights advocate leads him to support a “Yes” vote on Houston's Proposition 1. Frieden is a long-time advocate for people with disabilities and a …

Overcoming Social Anxiety – Women's Health

"People with social anxiety disorder create elaborate excuses to get out of the situations that make them nervous," she says. Problem is, the more you steer clear of something, the more frightening it becomes. The trick is to step outside your …

PTSD: The War Disorder That Goes Far Beyond the Battlefield …

The first time I experienced what I now understand to be post-traumatic stress disorder, I was in a subway station in New York City, where I live. It was almost a year before the attacks of 9/11, and I'd just come back from two months in …

How PTSD Became a Problem Far Beyond the Battlefield – Vanity Fair

The U.S. military now has the highest rate of post-traumatic stress disorder in its history. Sebastian Junger investigates.

HHS announces $99 million in new grants to improve mental health …

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $99 million to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize mental health issues in youth and connect them to help, and …