Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Minneapolis and St. Paul move toward ban on ‘conversion therapy’
The two cities are proposing ordinances that would prohibit the controversial practice, which claims to change people’s sexual orientation or identity.
In Minnesota, 4 out of 5 gun deaths are suicides
A close call in one Minneapolis family illustrates the challenge of keeping guns away from people who shouldn’t have one.
Gathering marks first observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota
State leaders and relatives of veterans who died by suicide were among those who gathered Saturday in North St. Paul for the inaugural observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota.
Most Americans support safe gun storage laws, according to new poll
A recent survey from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America found that nearly 8 in 10 Americans support mandating that guns are stored with a lock in place. That includes those who own guns and those who don’t have one.
The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it
Mass shootings may grab the headlines, but suicides are by far the leading category of gun death in America. However, most Americans don’t know this, according to a new national poll from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America.
Mental health is focus of hearing on police use of deadly force
Mental health took center stage as law enforcement officers, county attorneys, elected officials and other community leaders gathered Saturday in Mankato for the second meeting of a state working group on police use of deadly force.
Feeling insecure? Here are 6 tips to quiet your inner critic
Negative thinking can keep you from making social connections. Here's advice from psychologists about how to overcome the sneaky voice in your head that holds you back.