Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon generally sit next to each other during President Trump's cabinet meetings, as at this one on Aug. 26. (Chip Somodevilla | ...

A lack of trained workers continues to strain health system staff and affect consistent, quality health services for people ...

America has moved from ignoring mental health to openly embracing it. That’s progress. But a new Illinois law, which makes schools — not parents — the gatekeepers of children’s mental health ...

I recently saw three students in my psychiatric practice who had been on the verge of suicide but felt unable to reach out for help. One had been prescribed a pain medication by their medical doctor, ...

A new Illinois law mandating annual mental health screenings for students in the third through 12th grades is drawing concern from parents and policy experts, who say the measure, and the way it could ...

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill which requires Illinois’ public school districts to provide universal mental health screenings. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday at ...

Film screening provides parents and educators with insight into the impact of how digital platforms can influence substance ...

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and Education Secretary Linda McMahon want schools to do away with mental health screenings and therapy. Instead, they argue in a Washington Post opinion ...