Marcia Meier

Scientists studying 'natural' oil spills fear for a sea floor about to be overwhelmed by detritus from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

There's a connection between marijuana and schizophrenia, and as scholars tease out the chicken-and-egg genetic aspect, they counsel teen tokers to take heed.

Mental health care 'consumers' are taking a greater role in their own recovery, moving beyond merely being patients to being providers.

As homelessness too often accompanies mental illness in the United States, one project tackles both issues.

Australian government to spend $5 billion over five years to improve its mental health services.

Some programs show great promise — but they haven't been propagated.

Much of the money spent on the severely mentally ill is spent putting and holding them in prison.

Despite the unanimity that the system is broken, few agree on what will fix it.