Erasing the Stigma

Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk is finishing her first full week back at work after spending more than two months in a residential treatment…

A new wing at Texas Health Arlington will take adolescents, adults, and the elderly battling mental health problems like substance abuse, stress, anxiety…

About one in four adults has a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. In 2013, KERA teamed…

How are the courts and mental health service providers working to address mental illness in the criminal justice system?That was the topic of today’s…

The battle to help mentally ill people is personal for one state legislator. Representative Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat, has bipolar disorder.This…

Experts on mental illness did some myth-busting at last night’s public forum at the Dallas Performance Hall. The panelists were part of the discussion…

Why is there still such a stigma about mental illness? How can the community work together to better identify and help young adults struggling with…

Two months ago, the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., shined a spotlight on two crucial issues: guns and mental health. Nationally, much of the attention has…

Juan Martinez is a popular waiter at a busy restaurant. He's a friendly, professional and dependable. But the 34-year-old is living a different life from…