Mental Health Treatment

Missourians are seeing massive delays in receiving services, ranging from call center wait times to court-ordered mental treatment.

Though psilocybin is a Schedule 1 drug, many see opportunities to use it as a treatment for different mental illnesses.

For more than 40 years, Joe Yancey has worked to help those with mental illness receive the treatment and support they need to lead successful, fulfilling lives. The former CEO of Places for People retired last month.

In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan suddenly experienced hallucinations, paranoia, seizures and catatonia. She was misdiagnosed for a month…

St. Louis resident Harold Crawford is among many local college graduates who are celebrating major academic milestones this spring. The path he traveled…

The University of Missouri will be establishing a National Center for Rural Mental Health, the university announced today. The center will be funded by...

A new report by the Missouri Federation of Behavioral Health Advocates shows concern for the significant disparities between mental health-care needs and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 6, 2013 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is touting his $10 million proposal to expand the state’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 30, 2011 - The madness in Tucson should bring sanity to Springfield. But will it?More than six…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 5, 2010 - The New Year brought hope to some people needing treatment for mental-health problems.…