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Read Hanne's The Herland Report. Depression is now an epidemic in the West that permeates society with emptiness, sadness, hopelessness, anger, loss of interest in life, and insomnia. One in four Americans struggle with depression, one in four high schoolers identify as LGBT, including those with all the sad problems that come for young individuals…

ROCKPORT — With $500 million slated to be paid out to Massachusetts from the settlement reached between opioid manufacturers and distributors, some of that money is making its way to

Substance use was down among D.C. public and public charter school students in 2021 compared to 2019, according to the D.C. Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Arlington Public Schools is mulling support for legislation that would allow localities to prevent vape shops from opening up near schools. This is the first time the idea for such a bill has been considered as part of the School Board's annual legislative package, according to Frank Bellavia, a spokesman for the school system. The

One advocate called it

A roundup of news from the Seacoast health care community.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Americans ages 15 to 24, and nearly 20 percent of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

As fewer and fewer colleges were either requiring or recommending the subject tests or the essay section of the SAT each year, more and more colleges were becoming tes...

In a teen mental health crisis, doctors best equipped to handle complex behavioral health conditions are in short supply.

After the movie’s release, Saprea’s leaders and founders have centered their efforts on providing clearer dialogue to Utahns about what the true nature of child sex trafficking.