Mental health

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) said she will reintroduce a bill to support youth mental health programs.

Jodi Hill-Lilly, the head of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, wants state residents to focus on mental health this Juneteenth holiday.

A new school-based health center at Turn of River Middle School in Stamford will offer free medical, dental, and mental health care to students, making health care more accessible for families with limited insurance or tight schedules.

What if your doctor prescribed a walk in the woods or a drawing class? It’s called “Social Prescribing,” a growing global trend pairing traditional medicine with social connection. Journalist Julia Hotz explores this in her book The Connection Cure, and speaks with WSHU's Randye Kaye about it.

The bill aims to keep insurance companies from restricting mental health services any more than they restrict surgical or other medical care.

Jenna Hofmann, a 23-year-old real estate agent recently crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2025, found her empowerment through pageants and will soon compete for the national Miss USA title. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Hofmann to discuss how she embraces her femininity, builds confidence, and inspires young women.

Connecticut mental health providers want state lawmakers to hold insurers accountable for complying with the state’s 2019 Mental Health Parity Act.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is funding a psychedelic-assisted study for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder with researchers from Yale and Brown Universities.

Yale School of Medicine psychiatrist Dr. Paul Desan said darker days can lead to Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is caused by a lack of sunlight and coincides with the colder seasons.

Veterans are six times more likely to die by suicide than in combat, and twenty veterans take their own lives every day. Connecticut lawmakers cited those statistics as a reason for a $462,000 federal grant to a nonprofit that supports veterans.