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The average American could expect to live 78.6 years, down from 78.7 years in 2016, according to the report from the National Center for Health Statistics. Photo by Carlo107/Getty Images

Health Sep 02

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Health Jul 21

How mental health struggles wrote Ernest Hemingway’s final chapter

On a Sunday morning, the famed writer awoke early in a discombobulated and distressed mood. The rest is literary history -- and part of a family’s legacy of pain.

By Dr. Howard Markel

Health May 05

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The ominous consequences of COVID-19 for American mental health

Even in the best of times, mental health and illness tend to be minimized by U.S. health care. That problem is now magnified by an extended period of social isolation, economic disaster and fear. How can Americans cope with this…

Science Aug 07

Investigators work at one scene of a shooting spree in downtown Samson, Alabama March 10, 2009. At least 10 people including the suspected gunman and his mother were killed in the shooting spree and car chase in southern Alabama on Tuesday, authorities said. Photo by REUTERS/Mark Wallheiser
Why mental illness can’t predict mass shootings

More than 90 percent of violent crimes — including shootings — would likely still occur even if every suspect with a mental health condition was stopped before they carried out an attack.

By Nsikan Akpan

Health May 27

Watch 9:50
Why many combat veterans are still suffering, years after the fight ended

On average, 20 U.S. military veterans daily die by suicide, and suicides among active duty personnel are increasing. A number of treatments for veterans with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder exist, but they have drawbacks. Special correspondent Mike Cerre looks…

May 07

Why parents are struggling to find mental health care for their children

By Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News

The U.S. faces a growing shortage of mental health professionals trained to work with young people at a time when depression and anxiety are on the rise.

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Apr 17

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How survivors of Columbine are coping, 20 years later

It has been nearly 20 years since the first mass school shooting in the U.S. -- the shocking tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. As a “credible” threat closed Columbine and hundreds of other…

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Apr 17

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What we have learned, 20 years after Columbine

How are those closest to the Columbine school shooting observing its 20th anniversary? Coni Sanders’ father, David, was a teacher and coach at Columbine and the only adult killed -- but not before he warned hundreds of students to safety.

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Apr 09

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The hidden risks of suicide and depression for seniors living in long-term care

By Cat Wise, Frank Carlson, Leah Nagy

By 2030, 20 percent of Americans will be senior citizens. Many will eventually enter long-term care, a move that presents tough choices and challenges for seniors and their families -- including risks of depression and suicide. In partnership with Kaiser…

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Mar 26

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How the way we talk about suicide can prevent it from happening again

Two members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas community have died by apparent suicide. One of them was a survivor of last year’s mass shooting who reportedly struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber of the Columbia Lighthouse Project…

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