Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

New law creates 988 hotline for mental health emergencies
President Donald Trump has signed a bipartisan bill creating a three-digit hotline for mental health emergencies. Mental health advocates say it will bring mental health crisis response into the 21st century.
Minnesota-made app helping first responders nationwide
University of Minnesota researchers say their app to help first responders manage stress has now been downloaded in all 50 states.
Removing cops from behavioral crisis calls: 'We need to change the model'
San Francisco will soon launch the nation's largest experiment that diverts most nonviolent mental health and behavioral crisis calls away from police and to specially trained mobile units.
Juggling financial stress and caregiving, parents are 'very not OK' in the pandemic
The pandemic economy is squeezing families with kids: 74 percent of those earning less than $100,000 report serious financial woes, in an NPR poll. Experts worry about lasting impacts on kids' mental health.
Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID-19 era
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20 percent this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on the power of human connection
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks about his new book,"Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World."
How to navigate your children’s mental health as they return back to school
About 1 in 5 school-aged children has a mental health condition, but that number could be going up. Two mental health experts talked about how the pandemic is affecting school-aged kids and offered resources for families seeking help.