At a time when mental health care is rapidly moving from clinics and hospitals on to our phones, a new wave of Bay Area startups is building software to enhance the human relationship at the heart of successful therapy.
One in five mothers experience postpartum depression but most women affected by it struggle in silence. A group of local women are speaking out about their challenges as mothers, hoping to break down the persistent stigma that surrounds maternal mental health.
The only legally available psychedelic in the U.S., ketamine is widely used as an anesthetic in hospitals and medical settings. But it has been found to give people with severe mood disorders, including treatment-resistant depression and suicidal ideation, almost unbelievably fast-acting relief from their symptoms.
Sarah Gentile was shocked to find, in the midst of a crisis with her teenage son, that there are no hospital beds available in Santa Clara County for adolescents who need inpatient psychiatric care.
In the wake of two classmates' deaths by suicide, Palo Alto teens spoke out about their grief, love and support for friends and family, and hopes for change in the community.
For the last 40 years, Brandon Gregg has lived a "half life." New Stanford University depression research is helping to change that.
An archive of ongoing coverage of youth mental health in Palo Alto.
