Depression
FILE - Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka were not the first elite athletes to struggle with their own mental health, but their public admissions this year spotlighted a crisis not often addressed in the sporting world. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 22, 2021 09:56 AM EST

Simone Biles, of the United States, lands from the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
'OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Olympics

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 28, 2021 07:08 AM EDT

Providence police saw surge in mental health calls in 2020

Mar. 30, 2021 10:52 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence police last year dealt with a huge increase in the number of calls for people going through a mental health crisis,...

Panel to study college students’ access to mental healthcare

By Callan Tansill-Suddath Of Capital News Service Feb. 12, 2021 05:35 PM EST
College students nationwide are reporting increased instances of depression, anxiety, and related symptoms, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

New kid governor wants to address childhood depression

Feb. 01, 2021 03:10 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has a new kid governor. Charlie Olsen, of Auburn, was inaugurated Friday at the New Hampshire Supreme...

FILE - In this August 14, 2020 file photo, Hussein Haidar, 27, who got injured at his office during the Aug. 4 explosion poses for a photograph at his parents' house in Beirut, Lebanon. The mental health impact of the Beirut explosion that killed more than 200 and wounded more than 6,000 continues to lay its heavy weight on those who managed to survive the day. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Survivors of Beirut's explosion endure psychological scars

By Dalal Mawad Feb. 01, 2021 01:08 AM EST

Maryland bill would give students mental health days off

By Tom Hindle Of Capital News Service Jan. 29, 2021 06:14 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A bill in the Maryland state Legislature would grant school students excused absences for mental health reasons. ...

A COVID-19 patient receives treatment in the ICU of the Hospital del Mar, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The unrelenting increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain following the holiday season is again straining hospitals, threatening the mental health of doctors and nurses who have been at the forefront of the pandemic for nearly a year. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Spain's virus surge hits mental health of front-line workers

By Renata Brito Jan. 24, 2021 02:38 AM EST

Indiana leaders stress mental health awareness amid pandemic

Jan. 03, 2021 09:37 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions have become more prevalent among Hoosiers since the onset of the coronavirus...

Amid pandemic, Baltimore neighbors work to keep spirits up

By Lillian Reese, Sara Chernikoff And Laura Franklin Of Capital News Service Dec. 17, 2020 06:31 PM EST
BALTIMORE (AP) — Phone lines are busier for Baltimore mental health hotlines as demands for their services are on the rise. And across Baltimore, neighborhoods...

Laura Dilts, of Barre, Mass., holds a photograph of her 16-year-old son outside the Worcester Recovery Center, where he is a resident patient receiving assistance for his mental health, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Worcester, Mass. The coronavirus pandemic has led to rising emergency room visits and longer waits for U.S. children and teens facing mental health issues. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis

By Lindsey Tanner Dec. 05, 2020 09:14 AM EST

A cat sits next to a homeless woman sleeping on the Mediterranean Sea corniche in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, July 19, 2020. Lebanon should quickly form a reform-minded government to carry out badly needed reforms to help get the tiny country out of its severe economic crisis where the Real GDP growth is projected to contract nearly 20% in 2020 and a crash in local currency led to triple-digit inflation rates, the World Bank said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
World Bank warns of 'prolonged depression' in Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue Dec. 01, 2020 05:17 AM EST

A patient walks on a corridor at the emergency ward of the Rouvray psychiatric hospital, in Rouen, western France, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Lockdowns that France has used to fight the coronavirus have come at considerable cost to mental health. Surveying points to a surge of depression most acute among people without work, in financial hardship and young adults. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter France

By John Leicester Dec. 01, 2020 02:54 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Brandon Marshall gestures before the team's NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Marshall’s transition to life after football following the 2018 season has gone smoothly. But none of it would be possible if Marshall hadn’t realized he needed help nearly a decade ago to deal with isolation and bouts of depression. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)
Brandon Marshall tries to break the stigma of mental illness

By Rob Maaddi Nov. 27, 2020 01:15 AM EST

New 'Kid Governor' focuses on children's mental health

Nov. 21, 2020 01:02 PM EST
AUBURN, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire schoolchildren have elected a new “Kid Governor” whose platform was inspired by depression he experienced during the...

Police stand outside the hospital where former soccer star Diego Maradona is hospitalized in La Plata, Argentina Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Maradona was admitted to a hospital with signs of depression Monday, three days after his 60th birthday. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
Maradona admitted to a hospital with signs of depression

By Debora Rey Nov. 02, 2020 10:21 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) passes during an NFL training camp football practice in Frisco, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Fox Sports condemns Bayless' remarks about Prescott

Sep. 10, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 1, 2020 file photo, a woman looks through a window at a near-empty terminal at an airport in Atlanta. Anxiety and depression are rising among Americans compared with before the pandemic, research suggests. Half of those surveyed in a study released on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, reported at least some signs of depression. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

By Lindsey Tanner Sep. 02, 2020 04:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 13, 2020 file photo, a sign above an underpass in London advises drivers to stay at home, as the country is in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Rates of depression appear to have almost doubled in Britain since the country was put into lockdown in late March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, The Office for National Statistics said in a special study released Tuesday, Aug. 18. 19.2% of adults were likely to be experiencing symptoms of depression in June, three months into the lockdown of large chunks of society and the economy. That proportion is up from 9.7% recorded between July 2019 and March. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
UK rates of depression double among adults during lockdown

By Pan Pylas Aug. 18, 2020 12:38 PM EDT

FILE - US Olympic freestyle moguls skier Jeremy Bloom poses for a portrait on Oct. 11, 2005, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Olympians including Michael Phelps, Apolo Ohno and Bloom are opening up about their mental health struggles in a new sobering documentary about suicide and depression among the world's greatest athletes. Many of the athletes are sharing their pain for the first time in HBO's "The Weight of Gold," which aims to expose the problem, incite change among Olympics leadership and help others experiencing similar issues feel less alone. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)
Phelps, Ohno open up about suicide, depression in new doc

By Amanda Lee Myers Aug. 06, 2020 01:36 PM EDT