Three little numbers are playing an outsize role in preventing people from taking their own lives: 988, the nationwide Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number. Since its launch in 2022, the service has received more than 10 million contacts from...

The Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision addresses one aspect of a larger conversation about homelessness. State legislators have several options to address housing insecurity, including strategies that reduce, mitigate and prevent...

For the 40% of American adults with obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 drugs, may offer hope—but the cost can put them out of reach.

In the last two years, as emergency departments nationwide experienced an influx of young people in crisis, several states have passed legislation to improve a variety of youth services, including coordinated systems of mental health care, crisis...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case about a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender adolescents.

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the case of two companies whose applications to sell e-cigarettes that taste like sweet treats were rejected by the FDA.