mental health services

Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis following some high-profile deaths

For the first time in the city’s history, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday that the new mental health professionals and crisis workers will be the dispatched through 911, instead of the NYPD, to respond to mental health emergencies in two high-need communities — calling the pilot program a “major innovation.”

High school and middle school students are participating in active shooter drills across Montgomery County, in what MCPS Chief Safety Officer Ed Clarke calls a “lockdown with options.”

The roughly 2,000 state and local governments suing the drug industry over the deadly opioid crisis have yet to see any verdicts or reach any big national settlements but are already tussling with each other over how to divide any money they collect. The reason: Some of them want to avoid what happened 20 years ago, when states agreed to...

After years of crime and violence, more than a dozen young men were given a second chance when they walked across a graduation stage on Friday.

More than a dozen black men graduated from the DC Pathways Program on Friday, which helps ex-offenders find employment. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Boastful on the occasion of Memorial Day, President Donald Trump and his Veterans Affairs secretary are claiming full credit for health care improvements that were underway before they took office. Trump said he passed a private-sector health care program, Veterans Choice, after failed attempts by past presidents for the last “45 years.” That’s not true. The Choice program, which allows...

Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according to the biggest-ever study to examine the impact of pot on psychotic disorder rates. The research adds to previous studies that have found links between marijuana and mental health problems, but still does not definitively pinpoint marijuana as the cause. Psychotic disorders —...

You can go to Walmart to buy toothpaste and shampoo, order glasses or fulfill a drug prescription. Now, some customers can also get therapy, Today.com reported. A new outpatient mental health clinic has opened inside a Walmart store in Carrollton, Texas, north of Dallas. People can walk in, call or make an appointment online to see a licensed mental health...

The family of a Virginia police officer who took her own life is opening up about her struggles with postpartum depression to educate and change minds.

The family of a Virginia police officer who took her own life is opening up about her struggles with postpartum depression to educate and change minds. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter David Culver spoke with the family.

Chance the Rapper says he’s donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago.

A day after the six-month-anniversary of the Parkland school shooting, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are heading back to class– and to heightened security measures.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, in her first one-on-one interview since taking office, said homeless advocacy groups that receive funding from the city need to better educate the homeless to “clean up after themselves.” Bigad Shaban from NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit reports.

The Pennsylvania doctor charged with local and federal crimes for taking guns and ammunition to the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington last year took a plea deal.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has discussed his battle with depression. Mariah Carey recently revealed she has bipolar disorder. And “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds has acknowledged dealing with anxiety disorder.

On Monday, students will return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School from spring break and the campus will begin using stronger security protocols.

The private school that Barron Trump attends has joined other schools in calling for gun control.

A judge set free a South Carolina woman who admitted breaching security at the White House five times since 2016, including during the annual Easter Egg Roll in March.

The Fairfax County Police Department is sharing the story of an officer who took her own life to raise awareness for postpartum depression.