It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, unless you have a strained relationship with your extended family; are on the brink of...

No matter where a person lives, they will be faced with problems due to their environment. The problems may manifest differently – but...

Rare diseases are something of a paradox. They are defined by having fewer than 200,000 people suffer from it in the U.S . This means...

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. If you're concerned about a child's mental health speak to a school social worker, or...

This article is based on an MHAI podcast interview, which you can listen to here .  Empathy allows us to put ourselves into another...

At MHAI, we always encourage individuals who are struggling with their mental health to reach out and find support. No matter what you...

We associate alcohol with celebrations. From a few drinks after the office on a Friday to wedding feasts, alcohol is a prominent part of...

Men who are struggling don’t ask for help as frequently as women. A report by the National Institute of Mental Health found that 40% of...

Whenever a friend, family member, or acquaintance reveals that they are struggling with their mental health, it can often come as a shock...

Winter is behind us! Although some last-minute harsh weather can never be fully ruled out, in general we can expect an increase in...

What do you think of when you hear of Crisis Intervention Teams or CIT? Most of you will assume that it is a police program to train...

Mental health covers a broad subject matter – much more than many of us realize. For every condition or illness that is common knowledge,...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability, which has a life-long impact on those who are diagnosed with it as well as...

The United States of America was built on the concept of hard work. It is a main facet of the “American Dream” – this idea that anyone...

“I’m Dr. David Carbonell, I’m a psychologist. I work with people who are afraid of the things that tend not to happen.” This is how Dr....

All names in this article have been changed to shield the identity of those involved. Article includes stock images. In the late 1980s,...

A PBS article on gun violence in Chicago has a quote that is just as true today as it was when it was written in 2017. It says, “Every...

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 22.8% of adults – amounting to 57.8 million people – suffered from some kind of...

At some point or another, we will all have to deal with grief. In the United States, around 2.5 million people die each year, with an...

Note: This post features insights from Mark J. Heyrman Chair, Public Policy Committee Mental Health America of Illinois, a retired law...