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Dr. Drew Pinsky said Friday that Los Angeles faces an imminent outbreak of bubonic plague because of the growth of the homeless population and the failure of state and local authorities to deal with rodent problems.

Children and teens in Vermont who claim to be transgender could soon be able to have taxpayer-funded sex reassignment surgeries without having to wait until they are 21.

Democrats are planning a Capitol Hill event in hopes of reigniting questions and concerns about President Trump’s mental health.

The city of San Francisco will consider a proposal to provide free mental health care and substance abuse treatment to all residents in a referendum in November.

Burger King sparked criticism and mockery on social media for a new product line called “Real Meals” that was launched it coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.

A liberal feminist mother of a gender-dysphoric teen warns parents that transgender activists are ensuring it will soon be “nearly impossible” to find a mental health professional who is willing to help these children evaluate their self-perceptions.

“Brexit madness” has overtaken the House of Commons according to one senior MP, warning about the rise in mental health issues among MPs in the wake of Brexit.

A 24-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who stabbed his boss to death at work has been acquitted in a German court due to psychiatric issues caused by his past in Syria.

Rapper-singer Post Malone sent an alarming message about his mental health on social media Sunday, pleading with his fans and followers to “let me live.”

The 25-year-old man suspected of committing a stabbing attack at a Manchester train station New Year’s Eve whilst shouting “Allah!” and pro-Islamic caliphate slogans is being detained under the mental health act.

Texas Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw says he reached out Pete Davidson Monday after the Saturday Night Live star posted a message to social media saying he didn’t “want to be on this earth anymore.”

A bill that would require a mental health exam for every student in grades 6 through 12 each academic year is up for consideration in the Oregon state legislature.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) stated that passing bipartisan legislation “to reduce hate crimes, gun violence, and mental illness…would be the best way to honor the lives lost in Pittsburgh this week.” Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m

The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald slammed CNN for its commentators’ rhetoric in a recent segment where rapper Kanye West was attacked over his support for President Trump. Greenwald tweeted Thursday that the comments made about West were “genuinely dangerous.”

The Fresno Bee’s Mackenzie Mays has published an extraordinary investigation that reveals the State of California is keeping dozens of illegal alien sex offenders in a mental health institution rather than deporting them — often against their wishes.

A former Minneapolis daycare provider who attempted to hang a toddler in her home avoided prison Monday after a judge sentenced her to ten years of probation.

The U.N. health agency known as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that individuals who claim to be transgender no longer have a mental illness.

JetBlue announced Tuesday that it would allow miniature horses as therapy animals in airplane cabins with a letter of approval from a veterinarian.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a comprehensive new plan to enhance school safety during a Dallas-held news conference on Wednesday. His recommendations come nearly two weeks after an active shooter killed eight students and two teachers plus injured many others at Santa Fe High School.

A man has been jailed for a minimum of 11 years for stabbing a stranger eight times in the head and neck in a ‘frenzied’ random attack as she walked home from the shops.

President Donald Trump donated his first quarter 2018 salary to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their caregiver programs – including support for mental health and peer support – continuing in his tradition of donating his salary each quarter.

San Antonio Police officers may have averted a mass-shooting at a state mental health hospital after an employee allegedly entered the facility while armed. The employee also reportedly had a “hit list” in his possession, along with a journal.

The government of Cuba released Daniel Llorente, an independent dissident, from a notorious mental hospital where he was detained for more than a year after being diagnosed with “believing in God.” Llorente was arrested after interrupting the 2017 May Day parade in Havana, waving an American flag and demanding freedom for Cuba.

Fresno State Professor Randa Jarrar is facing criticism from by both sides of the political spectrum after she risked clogging a mental health crisis hotline by tweeting its phone number out claiming it was her own.

Police say that the wife of a Florida Democratic congressman has been arrested and charged with alleged “disorderly intoxication.”

In the wake of the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, pundits and politicians have proposed dozens of ideas to prevent the next school shooting that range from banning semi-automatic weapons to arming teachers. When elected to Congress in the fall, I will put forward a bill with an America First answer to this problem.

The far-left cable channel CNN is facing a growing storm of criticism over its frequent use of minor children (14 to 17) to further its anti-gun agenda.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) declared Monday that Congress ought to follow the example of Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who spoke out for gun control after last Wednesday’s shooting.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday morning that school shootings such as those that occurred in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday could be prevented by allowing local law enforcement to intervene with troubled individuals.

Former President Barack Obama issued a call for gun control just minutes after President Donald Trump addressed the nation in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Florida.

During a presser on Thursday, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) argued that “if somebody is mentally ill, they should not have access to a gun” and said his policy conversations would focus on school safety and mental health funding. Scott

President Donald Trump reacted to the Florida shooter who killed 17 students at a high school. “So many signs that the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed, even expelled from school for bad and erratic behavior,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Neighbors and classmates knew he was a big problem.”

The Israeli army arrested a mentally ill Lebanese man on Sunday, after he crossed the security fence, claiming he was pressured to do so by two Hezbollah operatives who had threatened to have him institutionalized.

A five-year-old little girl has been burned and permanently disfigured after she was subjected to a Voodoo ritual. Fire blown over her face and cuts to her body were intended to banish the demon that her mother believed made her misbehave.

Texas is working to improve its revolving door psychiatric care system thanks to decades-long efforts of those with intimate knowledge of the problems.

Trump’s perfect score on a mental acuity test once again exposes the media as wild conspiracy theorists and flat-out liars.