The term “mental illness” typically elicits a strong response. When most people think of someone with a mental illness, they tend to think of some movie scene of a dimly lit psychiatric hospital with ...

Most of us can discern signs of mental illness when we observe them. Mental illnesses manifest in behaviors that do not appear normal, and which can sometimes cause a risk of harm to self or others.

Focusing on who ‘counts’ as mentally ill will ultimately send us down the wrong path,” Miranda Wolpert, director of mental ...

The documentary "The Definition of Insanity" explores a revolutionary approach to solving the mental illness crisis. Norm Ornstein, founder of the Matthew Ornstein Memorial Foundation, joined us along ...

When lawmakers, mayors, psychiatrists and mental health advocates gathered last month to unveil a bill that would “enact major changes to California’s behavioral health law,” they put into motion an ...

Mental illness has touched nearly every family in America in one way or another. Recent reports suggest that the coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated this situation, particularly for young people ...

As the number of people who struggle with clinical levels of mental health problems continues to rise, many experts and ...

Addiction is a state of severe physical and psychological dependence on certain substances. People living with addiction may have brain differences and often require treatment, but stigma can prevent ...

The new law, authored by Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), updates the definition for conservatorship to include people who are unable to provide for their personal safety or medical care due to severe ...