The new West County Behavioral Center aims to provide mental health and addiction-treatment services for youth and adults in a single location, a marked changed from the two facilities that...
We asked members of our youth reporting team to weigh in on their experiences with mental health and their peers....
I’ve had this thing about me for quite a while. At first, I thought I was just sick; I thought something was wrong with me. Turns out it was anxiety....
I was diagnosed with depression when I was 12. I had no idea what I was supposed to do....
Some people never realize when someone is going through mental health issues such as depression. And sometimes, parents refuse to recognize the problem, even when their children come to...
The Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services Department will host the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) public forum from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the Richmond Memorial...
As technology advances so do the types of problems associated with it. A new study is showing how social media affords kids and teens a new form of self-harm: digital...
I live in Contra Costa County where our sheriff is proposing a “mental health” jail expansion. If the Sheriff were sincere about his intentions, instead of spending state and county...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is important for people to know they are not alone in their mental health struggles....
Suicide is more than just someone taking their own life. It’s a matter of someone thinking it is the only option to end their pain and suffering. The truth is,...
According to a 2014 study, nearly one-third of teens in high school show symptoms of depression. The study also found that Hispanic youth are more likely than white or black...
Detrás de todas las imágenes bonitas de Instagram y tweets ingeniosos, hay un lado negativo a las redes sociales. Si bien no hay duda de que los milénicos en particular,...
New research by the University of Pittsburgh shows a strong connection between social media use, irregular sleep patterns and depression. The study, which focused on the sleeping and social media...
According to a new study by the San Francisco-based Young Minds Advocacy, as many as 70 percent of the kids in California’s juvenile detention centers are in need of...
It’s easy to forget that we are mortal until someone in your life disappears. My first encounter with youth depression came during my sophomore year in high school. I was...
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