Each May, during National Mental Health Awareness Month, we are encouraged to speak more openly about mental health. While ...

The U.S. stands at a dangerous crossroads in mental health policy. On one hand, research shows that voluntary, community-rooted care helps people with psychiatric disabilities lead healthier, fuller ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A disability advocacy organization has sued the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, accusing the agency of withholding records tied to alleged abuse and neglect at its ...

Disability advocacy isn’t just about accessibility — it’s about dignity, autonomy and the fundamental right to live fully. As the first person of color to chair the board of the Center for Independent ...

The program is effective in keeping members out of the hospital, reducing their encounters with law enforcement, and on a path to recovery.

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Mental health conditions account for nearly 30% of all approved Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims nationwide, but securing federal financial support for these conditions can be ...

Chairs of the Student Government Association's Committee on Education Policy and Mental Health Assembly members said they ...

Drake University is working to launch a new degree program it says is aimed at preparing students who want to dedicate themselves to helping “people with disabilities in living full and self-directed ...

Iowa officials launched the state's new behavioral health system this week. It is a significant overhaul of the previous system and is aimed at better connecting Iowans with mental health and ...

Only one state has disability coverage parity, in which mental health conditions are covered in the same way as physical health conditions: Vermont. In the other 49 states, long-term disability ...