Mental Health

Renee Watts describes her younger brother – Stephon – as nerdy and God-fearing. “He enjoyed talking to anyone who would listen about computer games,...

Lawmakers search for solutions and urge increased state funding.

Tracie Berry-McGhee, a licensed therapist and founder of the I Define Me Movement, created the I Define Me Wellness Mobile to reach more girls where they are. The delivery truck-size Wellness Mobile is giving girls of color a safe space to express themselves.

School social workers and researchers say rates of depression among students are still higher than normal with remote schooling dragging on into the winter.

Missouri health officials say nursing homes can allow visitors to see family members. But relatives of nursing home residents fear those visits will be few this winter. They also worry that people aren’t taking the virus seriously and wearing masks, leaving the most vulnerable at risk and isolated.

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.

“Thank you, frontline and essential workers. You are our heroes.” Such sentiments have become a fixture of American culture in 2020. But Dena Tranen, a mental health professional based in Clayton, knows that gratitude alone is insufficient.

The clinic inside SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, which opened this week, will treat acute mental health and addiction issues and refer patients to local therapists and psychiatrists for an appointment within days.

Two St. Louis addiction treatment advocates have opened a 24-hour clinic that treats addiction and mental health problems using the urgent-care model.

In the past few months, Black therapists have seen a growing number of African American clients. Many are coming in to discuss the lingering trauma of police brutality and racism, St. Louis psychologist Rimiko Thomas said.