mental-health

State Sen. Gayle Harrell wants to ensure a simple phone call is all it takes for veterans to get mental health services.

On "Florida Matters," host Bradley George talks with Lynn Hatter, the Health News Florida reporter who did our recent five-part series on children and the Baker Act.

The increased demand for intensive mental health care that has accompanied the pandemic has worsened issues that have long plagued the system.

The unit begin responding to calls this month. The goal is to de-escalate situations, arrive at peaceful resolutions, and limit arrests and Baker Acts.

A synthetic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve depression and addiction without producing hallucinations or other dangerous side effects — at least in rodents.

The Gainesville Opportunity Center focuses on helping adults with severe mental illness, who are known there as members and are preparing to more readily re-enter the workforce.

Two suicides in the span of a week involving student survivors of the Parkland school shooting have sparked a new question at the Florida Capitol: How…