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The "ban the box" movement is designed to open opportunities to the tens of millions of Americans with some kind of criminal record.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Eric Sigel, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and adolescent medicine specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado. He led new research that looks into how access to guns among adolescents is an indicator of more mental health issues and violent behavior.

Many employers offer workers specialized insurance coverage for serious diseases, such as cancer, that kicks in with a big payment to help cover high deductibles for care.

HBO's new miniseries follows a Pakistani-American college student who finds himself at the center of a murder investigation.

Colombia's presidential race unfolds amid weekend bomb attacks and rising fears of political violence ahead of May's vote. The left-wing frontrunner is trailed by a fragmented right-wing opposition.

Six police officers face charges, including murder and involuntary manslaughter, for Freddie Gray's death. Some worry they're losing the benefit of the doubt from both prosecutors and the public.

Jennifer Brea was an avid traveler, a Harvard PhD student and a Princeton grad. She was engaged to be married to the man she loved. Then one day she…

Parents know that sometimes their children just aren't ready. Experts say it's crucial for families to check out what mental health services a college offers.

The president said "there's no excuse for the kind of violence" that has erupted after peaceful protests following the death of a black man who suffered a serious spine injury while in police custody.

Transgender people tend to have more mental health problems than the general population, but having supportive parents in childhood may help reduce that risk, a study finds.

Psychiatric patients have longer ER stays than patients with physical problems, research shows, and have trouble finding inpatient care and follow-up treatment. Kids can be among the hardest hit.

In many African American communities, mental health issues have a history of being undertreated and underdiagnosed. According to the federal government’s…