Since its inception as Family and Friends Allied for the Mentally Ill in 1984, NAMI of Lorain County has been working to help end the stigma of mental illness throughout Northeast Ohio. In 2024, the ...

Peer support groups can be a helpful crutch for people in need of empathy and social connection. But groups for individuals’ specific needs aren’t always easy to come by. Forum, a marketplace for peer ...

Having a parent with cancer can be a lonely experience.  That’s why one Chicago organization is helping kids find strength and resilience with friends who get them. Pickles Groups offers ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series on mental health that will appear on the Saturday-Sunday Life section covers in May. When dealing with life’s biggest challenges, the input of somebody ...

Room 209 of the Visual Arts Building at Purdue University Fort Wayne is humming with activity on a Tuesday Evening in mid-November. Barely two months after Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana ...

A single traumatic event may last no more than just a few minutes, but its effects can linger for years to come. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can involve a range of deeply distressing ...

According to the World Health Organization, depression affects more than 264 million people around the globe. Thankfully, the internet can be a powerful tool to seek help for depression. Online ...

Peer support groups such as Sources of Strength have served as a key part of mental health support for teens during the pandemic. Groups like Sources of Strength have chapters in Maryland and beyond, ...

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WXIX) - The Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs Association is starting a peer support group to help law enforcement officers through the stress and trauma that comes with the job. The ...

PRINCETON, N.J. (WPVI) -- When the Stonewall Riots erupted onto the streets of Greenwich Village, the fight for LGBTQ rights began. Those that took part were among the most marginalized of the ...