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Of a thousand residents surveyed, more than half had at least one physical health concern in the months following the train disaster. Many reported mental health effects too.

Mental health professionals are in more demand than ever in Ohio, but there’s a shortage that’s leaving more than 2.4 million Ohioans with inadequate access to mental health care.

A bill to allow K-12 students in Ohio to take days off for mental health issues will soon be introduced for the third time.

The Trump administration has ended a specialized option for LGBTQ+ youth within the nation’s suicide crisis line. Ohio support orgs say the cut could be detrimental for the high-risk group.

Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level.

A Side Effects Public Media investigation found that in 2024, people in Indiana jails waited just over two months on average to get the two court-ordered mental health evaluations done — down from more than seven months in 2018. That’s according to an analysis of the state’s judicial branch data on all requests for competency evaluations during that time period.

The facility will open in phases, with a second phase set for next year, and a third one scheduled for 2027.

Ohio’s Mobile Response & Stabilization Services, which provide mental, emotional, and behavioral health care to kids in crisis, are being expanded.

The Columbus Safety Collective Campaign submitted the amendment that would create a division that would respond to non-dangerous calls, without police presence.

Eighteen years ago, Melissa Goldberg of Columbus, lost her battle with mental illness. Her family has spent the years since then making comfortable living spaces for adults with mental illness.