mental illness

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to stress the mental health of many people. But it's been especially hard for some Black Americans, who have been disproportionately affected by the virus and already faced barriers to care.

The rise in depression and anxiety among teenagers comes at a significant stage in their development.

We speak with Sarah Miller of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Miller works with families to connect them with resources within the mental health system.

Floridians suffering from substance abuse disorder or mental illness will have access to housing support in six counties when a Medicaid pilot program...

Calming techniques officers learn during training for intervening in a mental health crisis don't seem to work as well when a suspect is high on meth. Police say meth calls can be much more dangerous.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in any given month about 4,000 Americans will commit suicide . Young people are...

If recent violent events have left you upset and scared, you're not alone. But psychologists say, there are ways to help yourselves and those you love overcome fear and move forward.

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a stay of execution and turned down a series of legal arguments made on behalf of condemned killer Bobby Joe…

The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida video game tournament had previously been hospitalized for mental illness, according to court records in his…

A state appeals court Friday upheld a judge’s decision to involuntarily commit a man to an inpatient treatment facility, despite the man’s arguments that…