Mental Health

National

These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds

New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.

Government

22 counties sue Washington state over 'civil conversion' patients

Government

Washington counties sue DSHS, protesting release of 200 patients

A majority of counties in Washington say the state Department of Social and Health Services is creating risks to public safety and to mentally ill people by abruptly releasing them from state care. The 22 counties have filed a lawsuit in Pierce County Superior Court, where a hearing may take place as early as Sept. 8.

Health

This psychiatric hospital shuttered in 1973. But patient descendants and community researchers keep its lore alive

There’s an overgrown cemetery nestled in the farmland of the Cascade foothills of Skagit County. It’s the burial grounds for Northern State Hospital, a long-shuttered state mental institution.

Health

Seattle's Hobson Place offers a fresh start after homelessness. For some, it's a brutal journey

A mother says her attempts to raise alarms about conditions for residents at newly opened Hobson Place permanent supportive housing are falling on deaf ears. She says her son, who suffers from schizophrenia, has severely deteriorated amidst the flow of illicit drugs in the building.