National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month highlights the stark disparities in mental health care access and outcomes ...

A new study at Ohio State University and Duke University finds that Black men and women experiencing mental health disorders are at higher risk for arrest than white American adults. "Across really ...

Historically, Black teens were thought to be more insulated from suicide risk than their white peers. But experts caution this is no longer the case, with rates of suicide in this racial group ...

A forward-looking session at Safety 2025 urges construction leaders to address suicide, substance use, and mental health ...

It found 1-in-4 Black middle school students had thoughts of suicide, 1-in-6 Black middle schoolers made plans to take their own lives, and 1-in-10 Black middle schoolers made a suicide attempt.

A version of this article appears in print on June 20, 2025, Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Addictive’ Technology Use Can Put Youth Mental Health at Risk.

However, general anesthesia was associated with a 38% increased risk for PPD requiring hospitalization (95% CI, 1.07-1.77), with the increased risk being significant only for Black women (aHR, 1. ...