mental health

While a growing number of states are trying to address the increasing mental health crisis among youths, many schools are woefully short of therapists and the budget to hire them.

Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.

Suicides from the span had averaged 12 to 15 a year, Since the installation of the fencing in June 2021, there have been four deaths, although another 10 people jumped and survived.

The goal of the Farmer Stress Awareness Initiative is to raise awareness and promote mental health resources in the Florida farming community through an online campaign.

A study led by Florida Gulf Coast University, Releaf App and CannaMD hopes to further clarify just what ratios of cannabinoids best reduce anxiety symptoms.

Cherlette McCullough, a Winter Park marriage and family therapist, discusses how to talk to children about mass shootings and when to get help.

Clara Reynolds of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay says it may be difficult to figure out how to discuss the Uvalde shooting with your child — but it's important to start the conversation.

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from their kids, listen to their fears and answer their questions.

Health data can be shockingly available. A group of nonprofits and corporations is proposing to patch up the holes in health apps, but many of the biggest companies didn’t participate in the proposal’s creation.

More than two years after the COVID pandemic began, students — and their teachers — are still dealing with impacts. Here are the voices of some teachers, as they describe the challenges they face, in their own words.