The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for more than a year and half now. And for many people, the store of good will, patience and sensitivity has been depleted.

A recent report from Children’s Health in Dallas identified the need for more mental health care in North Texas. Both the hospital system and community partners are tackling this issue through training, education and expanded telehealth options.

Despite lockdowns, historic job losses and COVID-19, new figures from the CDC show that death by suicide dropped for a second straight year in 2020.

Because early autism research focused largely on white boys, girls and children of color aren't screened as closely or might be misdiagnosed. New research aims to close those gaps.

As COVID-19 continues to pummel North Texas, people are experiencing re-emerging feelings of anxiety, grief and fear.

When the University of Texas Police Department gets a mental health-related call, a trained counselor will be dispatched alongside plainclothes police officers to respond.

One North Texan created an Instagram account to detail her personal adoption experience and encourage other adoptees to join her mission to create awareness around adoption trauma.

The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute will use a recent $10 million dollar award to focus on mental health and depression. CEO Andy Keller talked with KERA's Justin Martin about their plans.

Scientists are trying to determine what happens to our brains when we’re depressed but a lack of communication between them isn’t helping.

Experts held a virtual event to talk about the pressures faced by teens of color and young members of the LGBTQ+ community, and how to support those groups.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and UT Southwestern Medical Center are partnering to build a new state-funded psychiatric hospital in North Texas.

A Colorado analysis found farmer suicide rates rise in tandem with increased drought. Experts say a big challenge is that there are few counsellors and many guns in rural areas.