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Beginning today, nine million federal government employees are eligible for improved mental health benefits. The new insurance arrangements mean equal protection: treatment for mental illness will be on the same basis as physical ailments. Mental health advocates have long been campaigning for improved coverage arguing that the widespread practice of providing less insurance for mental disorders is discriminatory. During the election campaign, both George W. Bush and Al Gore endorsed the notion of equal treatment. NPR's David Molpus reports.

We look at what Congress might do as the 60-day window to vote on the war per the War Powers Act draws near, as well as what the latest polls say about President Trump's approval ratings.

Since NPR reported on soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder at Fort Carson, more soldiers and their families have reported neglect at their bases, too. Mental health specialists who work with military families say that the problem is widespread and common.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, almost half the residents of New Orleans are in need of mental health services. Health experts say African Americans experiencing emotional problems are not likely to seek care. This is the final of four reports in a series on mental health after the storm.

A Lebanese singer famous for songs about resistance & war is laid to rest during another Israeli invasion in the region he wrote songs about.

Photos and videos from the protest, which resulted in 66 arrests, have spread widely across social media — amplified by others who share a similar frustration and unease about the country's military action.

In Episode #14, Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice, discusses bridging the…

At age 12, Edward Llanos contracted a potentially fatal blood disorder called aplastic anemia. Fortunately, one of his brothers was a match for a bone marrow transplant. Now, a healthy 18-year-old, Edward interviews his family about his illness and discovers that it affected them in ways he couldn't recognize at the time.

In Episode #12, Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts discusses his goals as Oakland's new Chief, the importance of working with the community, his efforts…

In Episode #21, Co-Founder of the Stanford Three Strikes Project Michael Romano discusses how the California Three Strikes law can lead to life sentences…

In Episode #11, Berkeley Law Professor Frank Zimring discusses New York City's remarkable crime decline in the past twenty years and the related policy…

In Episode #10, Mimi Silbert, President and CEO of the Delancey Street Foundation, discusses the unique Delancey Street rehabilitation model, the success…