mental health

A Prince George’s County nonprofit is putting on the play during Mental Health Awareness Month. News4’s Community Reporter Molette Green has a preview.

April is Autism Awareness Month and Autism Acceptance Month. Learn more about the organizations supporting autism education, advocacy and more.

With children facing more mental health challenges than ever before, Loudoun County Public Schools is helping parents take a more active role in helping their kids with everything from anxiety to bullying and even thoughts of suicide. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey looks at ParentGuidance.org and what it offers. 

Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression. Doctors compare it to a pacemaker for the brain. It involves implanting electrodes in the brain, which are attached to a device placed under the skin in the chest.

Many tweens are obsessed with skin care and are inundated on social media with videos of makeup hauls and other preteens’ “get ready with me” routines. A child and adolescent psychiatrist warns that while the trend has some benefits, it could lead to trouble. Here’s what parents should keep in mind.

Many tweens are obsessed with skin care and are inundated on social media with videos of makeup hauls and other preteens’ “get ready with me” routines. A child and adolescent psychiatrist warns that while the trend has some benefits, it could lead to trouble. News4’s Jummy Olabanji shares what parents need to know.

There’s consensus in Virginia that the mental health care system is in need of reform, due to what Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says is an overreliance on hospitalization at a time of growing need.

In “Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum,” NBC News’ Antonia Hylton tells the story of “an unbelievable and complicated institution” that once housed Black patients in Anne Arundel County. She spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji as part of her 4 Your Reading series.

Psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner says he’s seen lavender pills reduce anxiety in some patients. He spoke with News4’s Eun Yang about what he’s seen so far, including “lavender burps” as a side effect.

Award-winning modern rock musical “Next to Normal” centers on a mother who struggles with bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke with two actors who star in the Round House Theatre production.

A deadly, 11-hour crime spree through D.C. and Maryland is sparking conversations about mental health, how police deal with someone in crisis and how to prevent a mental health crisis from escalating. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Recent studies have found that one potential way to improve mental health is to improve gastrointestinal health. News4’s Eun Yang spoke to psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner about how probiotics could help.

Sen. John Fetterman’s openness about his own mental health may help others, psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner told News4’s Eun Yang. “My hope, and what I think I’m seeing, is that over time people are becoming more and more comfortable with sharing their experiences with mental health,” Weiner said.

Top actress Taraji P. Henson, a native of the D.C. area, is working to address mental health at HBCUs. She spoke with News4’s Tommy McFly about The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. “If you have a story you need to tell, tell it, because someone needs to hear it,” she said.

Amid winter’s short days, the winter blues can hit. News4’s Eun Yang shares tips.

Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), formerly known as Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy, is a mental illness in which a person will garner attention by pretending their dependent is ill or disabled.

The holidays can be difficult for many people, including those dealing with loneliness or grief. But others are ready to answer the phone for those in need. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

The holidays are a time to celebrate with loved ones, but it can also bring chaos and conflict. News4’s Erika Gonzalez spoke with a psychiatrist about ways you can mitigate that stress.

All D.C. police officers will be required to complete an additional training on how to diffuse situations involving someone who’s having a mental health crisis. At the Metropolitan Police Department training academy on Monday, officers demonstrated new tactics they’re being taught on how to approach and de-escalate a situation in which a person is armed with a weapon other...

K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles.