Why do we define people with mental illness by their diagnosis? That is not who they are. They have schizophrenia — they are not schizophrenic

Ken Duckworth knew NAMI needed a book driven by individuals with lived experience, not your standard doctor-patient saga.

My son had his first psychotic break while away at college. He was 21.

When 988 goes live on July 16, a tsunami-size sea change will be felt in the mental health community.

My brother believed in the mystical. He believed in numerology and the tarot. He combined numbers when he bought a lottery ticket.

Ellen Cookman is an attorney whose practice specializes in Estate Planning and helping families set up Special Needs Trusts.

Sixteen years ago, Beth Am, a synagogue in Los Altos Hills, pioneered a mental health support group after one of its leaders, Jane Marcus, told her story about suffering from debilitating depression.

For years, the evidence was there: peer support programs helped stabilize those with mental illness and substance use disorders.

Marjorie Baldwin never imagined her years of research in employment discrimination toward those with disabilities would turn personal.

An ABLE program is a way for those with a qualifying disability to achieve financial independence without worrying about breaching the $2,000 asset threshold.

For more than 190 days straight I have stayed the course and meditated every morning. I do nothing fancy or complicated.

After thirteen years as the National Institute of Mental Health Director, Tom Insel left his government job.

For a long time I thought Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) only happened to individuals who served in the military.

The family dynamics created by mental illness are as diverse as the diseases that shape them.

My son reached a milestone in his life on May 27, 2021. He graduated from college. He had hoped to achieve this goal in 2014, but his mind had other plans.

We entered Rancho San Antonio County Park parched from drought.

I don’t see them at first. I wait as the sun starts to warm the air.

Bedlam, Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg’s raw, candid documentary on the mental health crisis in America is difficult to watch.

Former NBA player Delonte West's career highs and lows did not revolve exclusively around his professional basketball years.

For those living with a serious mental illness (a brain disorder) – long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) may be the only option.