Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

About 1 in 10 Americans has a phobia – some of the more common ones are an intense fear of heights, small spaces, or spiders.. A Mayo Clinic psychologist and someone who has a fear of contamination joined the program to discuss how phobias can impact the way you live and share ways to cope.
National Geographic’s Cory Richards on climbing Mount Everest, photography and mental health
MPR News host Kerri Miller speaks with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards about climbing Mount Everest, his thirst for adventure and living with mental illness.
Changing your diet can help tamp down depression, boost mood
Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.
Gathering marks first observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota
State leaders and relatives of veterans who died by suicide were among those who gathered Saturday in North St. Paul for the inaugural observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota.
Most Americans support safe gun storage laws, according to new poll
A recent survey from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America found that nearly 8 in 10 Americans support mandating that guns are stored with a lock in place. That includes those who own guns and those who don’t have one.