mental health

The Princeton University undergraduate student whose October disappearance prompted a nearly week-long search that ended with the discovery of her body on the outskirts of campus died by suicide, prosecutors said as they released autopsy findings in the case Wednesday. The body of Misrach Ewunetie was recovered outside facilities grounds, behind the tennis courts of the Ivy League New Jersey…

A Venezuelan asylum seeker died by suicide in a New York City shelter Dec. 14, the second asylee to take their own life in the shelter system in three months.

Harvard brain expert Christopher Palmer spent 27 years studying the connections between our physical health and brain health. To keep his brain and body energized, here are six things he never does.

A judge said Wednesday that he will not immediately halt New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to force mentally ill people from the streets and into treatment.

Millions of Millennials and Gen Z feel anxiety, dread, or grief about the accelerating effects of climate change. However, there are tools which might help you cope with those difficult emotions.

Seasonal Affective Disorder affects countless Americans every year, but how many actually know what it is? Dr. Kelly Rohan and Dr. Norman Rosenthal explain the disorder, and how to treat it.

Dozens of children with mental health issues are being sent to live at the Pleasantville Cottage School. The residential home offers therapy to foster kids who have suffered abuse. Melissa Russo reports.

It is the latest cluster of Navy suicides this year to spark concerns of a fleetwide mental health crisis.

There is a dire shortage of psychiatric care for adolescents that has led to conflict and crime in a Westchester County town. And while residents demand a solution, the teens meanwhile are being denied the help they so desperately need, putting them at risk of hurting themselves — or others.

The directive would give outreach workers, city hospitals and first responders, including police, the discretion to involuntarily hospitalize anyone they deem a danger to themselves or unable to care for themselves.

Gaslighters are often self-involved, which makes it hard for them to be self-aware. Here are three signs your partner might be the gaslighting type.

If your family Thanksgiving feels more like a figurative cage match, there are ways to steady yourself before arriving and self-soothe at the dinner table.

Among 18 of the country’s largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in fall 2019, according to an analysis by Chalkbeat. As a result, many school mental health professionals have caseloads that far exceed recommended limits, according to experts and advocates, and students must wait for urgently needed help.

While the 30-year-old superstar has been open about her major health crises in the past—diagnoses for both lupus and bipolar disorder—Selena has never been more vulnerable than she is in the movie, which premieres Nov. 4.

The number of arrests related to individuals with a mental health history has spiked in the last five years, according to an NYPD statistical analysis obtained by NBC 4 New York. When it comes to the seven major felony offenses (murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny of a motor vehicle), there has…

State and local leaders unveiled a new crime fighting plan they say will help stop attacks in the New York City transit system. News 4’s Adam Harding reports.

The 21-year-old TikToker shared her diagnosis with her fans on her social media.

The body of missing Princeton University undergrad Misrach Ewunetie was recovered Thursday, nearly a full week after she vanished near the residence hall where she had been living, prosecutors say. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

The funding would help hundreds of community behavior health clinics across 46 states that provide 24-hour care for any child or adult who walks through the door, even if they can’t afford to pay

The guidance is meant to catch anxiety and depression early on so treatment can be implemented.