Kids in Crisis: Family struggles with mentally ill son
Everyday, it seems there's another story or another headline about a young child who didn't get help they needed in time because the system has failed them. Adam Lanza shot 20 children and six adults...
View ArticleGlenn Close on family's struggle with mental disorders: We had no vocabulary...
"I think our family is like a lot of families. We had no vocabulary for mental illness," Glenn Close says. Joined by her younger sister, Jessie Close, the six-time Oscar-nominated actress spoke to...
View ArticleHowie Mandel: "We don't take care of our mental health"
Kids in Crisis – Fragile minds - an Outfront investigation into the mental health of our children. OutFront is looking at disorders that you or someone you know probably have. According to the CDC, the...
View ArticleAttempted murder charges for mom who drove van with kids into ocean
The woman who drove her three young children into the ocean has been arrested and charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated child abuse. We're now...
View ArticleEx-patients, families say decades of abuse, fraud at Colorado facility ignored
Denver (CNN) - How did an unlicensed professional, who led people to believe he was a medical doctor, run a facility for adolescents with mental illness and drug abuse problems for decades, despite...
View ArticleInside the brain of a young killer: Can a murderer be rehabilitated?
What motivates someone like Santa Barbara college student Elliot Rodger to kill? Rodger is just one of many troubled young people who commit heinous crimes. But can kids who kill actually be...
View ArticleWhy do some privileged and troubled young men kill?
"Shy, timid and polite." That's how Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department officials describe Elliot Rodger when they made a welfare check on him. He's the 22-year-old who murdered six people nearly...
View ArticleRobin Williams dead of suspected suicide: Mental issues can be fatal, Dr....
Actor and comedian Robin Williams died at his Northern California home Monday. He was 63-years-old. In a statement, his representative said Williams had been "battling severe depression of late." Going...
View ArticleAutopsy report reveals Robin Williams had Lewy body dementia
Actor Robin Williams' coroner's report reveals he suffered from a disease called Lewy body dementia. The autopsy report also shows that there was no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system. Lewy body...
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