Mental health

Depression, anxiety and drug use are heavy topics to base a show around. But the goal of a series of performances this past weekend in Charlotte was to demonstrate there’s a way to work through those struggles. The journey includes stumbles, but also laughter and victories.

WFAE’s "Fractured" series has reported on the struggles of inmates living with mental illness. But it isn’t just inmates who wait. On average, North Carolinians who go to an emergency room in crisis wait 16 days for a state psychiatric hospital bed.

A barbershop is a sacred place in the Black community — where trust and relationships are formed, and advice is shared between different generations of men. At Queens University in Charlotte this week, a conversation took place in a setting that replicated the barbershop experience to provide students an opportunity to discuss sensitive topics and delve into matters of public interest.

Mental health can be a daily battle for many, with a range of ups and downs. A new exhibit opening Friday at the Charlotte Art League seeks to capture that.

A Charlotte agency offers summer therapy to help students with anxiety, trauma or depression avoid losing ground.

For the past three weeks, WFAE’s "Fractured" series has reported on the struggles of inmates living with mental illness. But it isn’t just inmates who wait. On average, North Carolinians who go to an emergency room in crisis wait 16 days for a state psychiatric hospital bed.

The first urgent care center for mental and behavioral health in Mecklenburg County will to the public March 20. The goal is to help those experiencing a mental health crisis stay out of the hospital and in some cases — jail.

Three leading pediatric health organizations are sounding the alarm about "soaring rates" of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among children and adolescents.

At a statewide meeting, business and health leaders addressed the pandemic-induced mental health crisis and talked about ways to encourage employees to get vaccinated.

The news is filled with headlines about climate change. And that's affecting the mental health of many. It has different names — climate anxiety, eco anxiety or even climate grief.