Mental Health Treatment

Students today face a fear that was unheard of in previous generations.

Nationally, only 4% of mental health professionals are Black, which means prospective Black clients have fewer options to find someone they can relate to.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital ad KVC Missouri officials say the 70-bed pediatric mental health hospital will address growing mental health needs in kids.

The speech, delivered Wednesday to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly, is the 50th State of the Judiciary address.

Missouri has 285 people waiting in jails to be transferred to state-run psychiatric hospitals, potentially for months, without having been found guilty of a crime. And that number has been going up over the last few months, despite new mitigation efforts.

Peter Neumer will step down from his role overseeing investigations into the abuse and neglect of some of Illinois' most vulnerable people on August 17.

Missourians are seeing massive delays in receiving services, ranging from call center wait times to court-ordered mental treatment.

Though psilocybin is a Schedule 1 drug, many see opportunities to use it as a treatment for different mental illnesses.

For more than 40 years, Joe Yancey has worked to help those with mental illness receive the treatment and support they need to lead successful, fulfilling lives. The former CEO of Places for People retired last month.

In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan suddenly experienced hallucinations, paranoia, seizures and catatonia. She was misdiagnosed for a month…