Call to Mind, MPR's mental health initiative, presents a conversation with singer, rapper and author Dessa and journalist Michael Pollan to discuss his latest book, "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence."
Fifteen years ago, Sam Miltich was a teenager on top of the world. He taught himself how to play jazz guitar growing up in the woods outside Grand Rapids. And he got so good that at 18 he played in Europe and New York. Then, four years later, something happened that made it hard for Miltich to comprehend living, much less making a living playing jazz.
A new study from the Wilder Foundation indicates nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's homeless population is living with a mental health condition, which can exacerbate their difficulty finding and keeping housing.
Becky Aranda recalls the mental health challenges of her son, the man accused of throwing a 5-year-old over a third-story railing at the Mall of America last month.
"This is part of our training. We don't separate out mental health issues with the rest of the things that go on in our bodies," Dr. Jon Hallberg said.
The first-ever drug for postpartum depression hits the market next month. The medication works fast. But at $34,000 per treatment, will it reach those who need it most?
For-profit Argosy University once trained roughly a fifth of Minnesota's licensed psychologists. Its sudden closing has left students stranded and local mental health leaders worried about how to meet an already widening demand for psychologists in Minnesota.