Just two hours after she was released from the custody without bail on three arson charges, Amanda Burnside was arrested at a Dollar Tree store and charged with attempted robbery.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Mental health advocates say New York lawmakers have added $1.5 million to the state budget for more pilot programs to train police officers in dealing with the mentally ill.
The co-pilot who may have caused the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 was being treated for depression. Did those around him believe that he was so depressed that he could have taken the lives of others?
Robin Williams' death, which was reportedly a suicide, has shined a light on the issue of depression, a condition which the Oscar-winning actor and comedian reportedly battled.
A new study has revealed that mental disorders, many of which go undiagnosed and untreated, could be taking more years off of people’s lives than chain smoking does.
Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year.
The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of