By Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) During the month of May, we recognize Mental Health Month, and raise awareness for the millions of Americans living with...
By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, Alma, I’m wondering what’s going on with Kanye West? Do you think there are some underlying reasons...
By Chida Warren–Darby (The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, NNPA Member) On Tuesday, September 27, thirty-eight year-old Alfred Olango was gunned down in El Cajon, Calif.,...
TORONTO (EurekAlert) – More than half of older adults with clinical depression don’t get better when treated with an antidepressant. But results from a multicentre clinical...
JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A $30 million, city-sponsored experiment in training non-professionals to provide mental health help will focus on people who...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Things are “moving in the right direction” in terms of the treatment of mental health...
STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL tackle Jonathan Martin posted on Facebook that difficulties in the profession led him to attempt suicide...
Jeff Riley, THE DAILY TIMES GAZETTE (Daily Times Gazette) — With the combined efforts of health officials in the United States and US Preventive Services...
Karen Attiah, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — “All of these police brutality videos on my feed are making me sick,” a black male...
Amy Legate-Wolfe, CTV NEWS (CTV News) — Smartphones have been used to track everything from the steps you take to the food you eat. Now,...
(The Washington Post) – Robert Zarr is walking from his Columbia Heights medical practice toward Meridian Hill Park, talking about what’s going on inside his head....
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sticky plaque gets the most attention, but now healthy seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s are letting scientists peek...
Compiled from wire reports Special to the NNPA via the Florida Courier For the first time, a national scientific study has found a higher...
(HNGN) – A new study found that kids and teens that had concussions are worried about their academic performance. This burden becomes more difficult depending...
(National Monitor) – It can be difficult to focus when you are suffering from depression or anxiety. A new study reveals that you are not...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Police have killed at least 369 people in the first four months of 2015, with 103...
(Palm Beach Post) – A new study is stating that painkillers are doing a lot more than dulling physical pain, they’re numbing your emotions as well. The...
(Reuters) – An experimental drug from Biogen Idec Inc became the first Alzheimer’s treatment to significantly slow cognitive decline and reduce what is believed to...
STACY A. ANDERSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mental health care is not just a policy and budget issue for America, but also a cultural issue,...
(The Huffington Post) – In recent years, neuroscientists have become increasingly interested in the idea that there may be a powerful link between the human brain and...
Health Officials Warn of Depression, Anxiety by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The holiday season often arrives with high expectations...
PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Anxiety, depression, guilt, sleeplessness, marital strife, drug and alcohol abuse — two years after the massacre at Sandy...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer (The Washington Informer)—Suicide claims about 40,000 lives every year in the United States, an alarming statistic that...
by Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Whether you saw it first-hand on the streets, on smartphones or on your...
(Hollywood Life) – Robin Williams tragically died on Aug. 11, and now the iconic actor’s ashes have been scattered in the San Francisco Bay. While the...
