Mental Health

J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.

"Hold the Hope" was sparked by one woman's experience as a caregiver to someone who survived suicidal struggles. It started as a poem that has become a film, a song and even a dance.

Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone.

Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season.

A new poll by the National Alliance on Mental Illness finds that one in five Americans reports their mental health is poor. And a majority think lawmakers are doing too little, spending too little to address mental health and substance use needs.

A woman who cared for someone who survived a suicidal crisis has written a poem and song about the experience, performed by volunteers, some of whom also survived crises.

Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.

A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.

Young teens who use cannabis are more likely to be frequent users than people who start later, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. They are also more likely to seek care for health problems.

A new study is reviving hope that a twice-daily pill can slow down Alzheimer's in people whose genes put them at high risk for the disease.