National After Husbands' Suicides, 'Best Widow Friends' Want Police Officers To Reach For Help Nicole Rikard, Kristen Clifford, Erin Gibson and Melissa Swailes were all married to officers who killed themselves. They want to end the stigma of police asking for help when facing mental illness. Samantha Balaban James Doubek
Health Not Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy Outside of military contexts, many therapists aren't familiar with two key treatment options for trauma recommended by the American Psychiatric Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Caroline Covington
Health How The Brain Shapes Pain And Links Ouch With Emotion Pain is more than an unpleasant sensation. When pain signals reach the brain, they interact with areas involved in thinking, memory and emotion. Jon Hamilton
Health Seattle Fire to roll out new response unit for mental health, substance abuse calls Many of the nearly 94,000 calls made to emergency services last year didn’t actually require an emergency response, according to city officials. Patricia Murphy
Environment Snow melts, anxiety rises: Wildfire season is here Dry conditions this spring have put many people in north central Washington on edge. Ashley Ahearn
Health Parents cheer final passage of bill to help mentally ill teens Washington state law can make it hard for families to help teens who are experiencing mental health issues. A bill that would change that just passed the legislature. Deborah Wang
National After Two Hurricanes, A 'Floodgate' Of Mental Health Issues In The Virgin Islands The new governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has issued a territory-wide mental health state of emergency, after two hurricanes in 2017 caused widespread trauma and stress among islanders. Greg Allen
Health 4 teens died by suicide in Seattle area over the weekend Families across King County are mourning the deaths of four young people by suicide Deborah Wang
Education As youth suicides increase, these teens want to save lives How do you prevent kids from dying? Involve the whole school, says one University of Washington program. Deborah Wang
Education The kids are not alright. High schools grapple with rising rates of mental illness With rates of mental health disorders among adolescents are on the rise, some schools are working to provide more mental health education and more support for struggling students. Deborah Wang
