After months of being cooped up at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Fort Worth resident Octavia Woodard has spent her summer demonstrating in the…

When Crystal Rivas woke up on a Saturday morning in late June, her body felt off. All night, she was going in and out of chills and hot flashes. So out of…

During the coronavirusa pandemic, the number of people screening themselves for anxiety or depression has skyrocketed. This past June, daily screenings…

As a single mother with multiple high-risk jobs, Dallas resident Amy Wynn has known many emotional challenges.First her son was diagnosed with cystic…

One in five children in America are believed to have a mental health disorder. The reluctance to talk openly about it because of the stigma against such…

The COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality protests can weigh heavily on anyone's emotions. But who helps therapists and other mental health professionals…

Emily Brown was stretched thin.As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days,…

Parents usually keep watch on their child’s physical health. But they may not pay as much attention to mental health unless a specific problem has been…

Elizabeth Conlin is thankful she started seeing a therapist before the coronavirus pandemic reached North Texas. This past fall, she began a type of…

COVID-19 has forced many people inside their homes for weeks — and it's taken a toll.But as the economy opens back up, social distancing is still…

From lockdowns to unemployment to reopening, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is taking a deep dive into how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect…

Most nights, after dinner, I make a quick WhatsApp call to my parents in Karachi, Pakistan. We have a 10-hour time difference between us, so we usually…