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Thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to commemorate the victims of the 1989 massacre in Beijing by China's military — even though this year's rallies were officially canceled.

People don't think about mental illnesses as life-threatening, once you exclude suicide. But a review of almost 2 million people finds that common problems like postpartum depression take a toll.

People under coronavirus lockdown may be facing extra mental health challenges — with fewer accessible ways to cope.

Before the Navy Yard shooting, a spate of killings and assaults by mentally ill transients unnerved Seattle residents, prompting questions and discussion. This week's tragedy in Washington, D.C., has added extra energy to that debate.

As affordable mental health care becomes harder to access, more people are downloading self-help and therapy apps to address problems as wide ranging as…

As affordable mental health care becomes harder to access, more people are downloading self-help and therapy apps to address problems as wide ranging as…

In compiling a database of fatal police shootings, The Washington Post took an extra step — finding details about the mental health of the deceased. Reporter Kimberly Kindy relates what she learned.

With much of the world on lockdown due to the pandemic, critic Maureen Corrigan turns to books for companionship. Her recommended reads span fiction, nonfiction and poetry — some old, some new.

San Francisco's new top prosecutor says his office will no longer ask for cash bail as a condition for defendants’ pretrial release, fulfilling one of his…

Disability and illness caused by opioids, amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis increased by more than 50 percent over the two decades prior to 2010. Opioid dependence in particular has become much more common.

The Los Angeles rapper and Kendrick Lamar collaborator performed four songs from her excellent album, Heirloom.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the country and increase…