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New studies shed light on rates of depression, anxiety and the risks of self-harm and suicide in people diagnosed with cancer.

A group aims to encourage safe gun practices and mental health awareness among gun owners.

A popular song about suicide by rapper Logic is linked with increased calls to the suicide prevention hotline and a dip in suicides.

Although the suicide rate is highest among middle-aged white men, young people of color are emerging as particularly at risk.

The fallout from COVID-19 is expected to have a long-lasting impact.

Saunders, who placed fifth in the women’s shot put at the 2016 Rio Olympics, shares her mental health journey in a recent documentary.

Maryland proposes a somewhat novel concept: mental health days for high school students.

Taraji P. Henson says telling a loved one about her suicidal thoughts helped her to overcome these scary feelings.

Hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, IUDs and vaginal rings, don’t cause depression in women with anxiety disorders.

Youth with depression, schizophrenia, substance use and bipolar disorder are more apt to harm themselves and should be regularly assessed.

Officials call for the establishment of a task force to investigate Black youth suicide.

The gap between male and female youth killing themselves is narrowing.

Read personal stories from African-American people and celebrities.

The risk is highest following pancreatic and lung cancer diagnoses.

Among young people, adolescent girls are at the highest risk of bad drug-drug interactions.

With suicide on the rise, identifying the warning signs and evaluating your well-being and that of loved ones is increasingly important.