By KEVIN FREKING / The Associated PressAug 30, 2019
Experts warn the president's reported plan will do little to save lives and reflects outdated thinking on the treatment of mental illness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Josh Cook / Los Angeles Review of BooksJul 5, 2019
Jared Yates Sexton traces the roots of “toxic masculinity” running through his life back to WWII, and charts a hopeful path forward. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Rajan Menon / TomDispatchJun 19, 2019
White working class suicide rates are rising to epidemic proportions—with a helping hand from Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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Adam H. Johnson / TruthdigMar 21, 2019
Those with drug and mental health problems also are targets of a media and public obsessed with clickbait. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jean Twenge / The ConversationMar 15, 2019
Researchers have remained skeptical, but data indicate that teens face an epidemic of anguish that is nothing short of staggering. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMar 11, 2019
Most disabled American veterans suffer from invisible mental wounds—I’m one of them. I spent a month with dozens of these silent victims. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
MATTHEW PERRONE / The Associated PressMar 5, 2019
A medication related to the club drug Special K wins U.S. approval for patients with the hard-to-treat mood disorder. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jill Richardson / OtherWordsFeb 24, 2019
For decades the U.S. has tried to stop drug traffic and made the problem worse. We need to treat the root causes of addiction instead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Raksha Kumar / TruthdigOct 5, 2018
The violence of the Pakistan-India conflict induces acute mental health problems among these women and others. Only two psychiatric facilities exist for a population of 7 million. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Lidwina Bell / OtherWordsAug 26, 2018
Turning schools into prisons means putting kids in the pipeline to real-life prisons. There are better ways to keep students safe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Caroline Chen and Jess Ramirez / ProPublicaJul 20, 2018
Whether they came to the U.S. alone or were forcibly separated from their families at the border, despondent minors are often pressured into taking psychotropic drugs without approval from a parent or guardian. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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