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For many people, the holiday season feels more stressful this year. The joy of family celebrations dampened by financial concerns and lingering worries about COVID-19. Dr. Petros Levounis of the American Psychiatric Association joins CBS News' Bradley Blackburn and Meg Oliver to discuss how to cope with the challenges.
Schools are looking for a way to reduce teenagers' cellphone use, as studies show too much screen time can have a negative effect on a child's mental health. One rural Massachusetts school banned smartphones for both teachers and students during class. Meg Oliver shares more.
The 19-year-old was found dead in a Burbank, California, parking lot over the summer.
A food pantry near Fort Hood in Texas is seeing a big increase in the number of military families coming through its doors compared to five years ago. Nationwide, at least one in six military and veteran families were food insecure in 2021, according to the Military Family Advisory Network. Janet Shamlian has more.
A greater number of Americans expect to feel more stressed this holiday season compared with last year. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook joins CBS News' Lana Zak and Elaine Quijano with tips on how to handle holiday stress.
During the pandemic, online mental health companies began to offer treatment for ADHD, often prescribing Adderall, a controlled substance. One mother says her son obtained an Adderall prescription that he shouldn't have been able to. Anna Werner investigates.
Janet Yellen on recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine; Families suing social media companies; Cape Town's College of Magic.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing took 60 Minutes inside its Texas facility to learn how the U.S. dollar is produced from concept to completion.
This week on 60 Minutes, Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the harmful effects social media can have on adolescents across the U.S. If you or someone you know needs help, here are some ways to find it.
College sophomores Emma Lembke and Aliza Kopans think lawmakers should hold social media companies accountable—and they need youth voices to do it.
There are new questions about whether the explosion of online mental health companies may be to blame for the nationwide shortage of ADHD drug Adderall. These companies diagnose and prescribe medication 100% online. Nationally, data shows from 2020 to 2021, Adderall prescriptions for adults jumped 15 percent. One of those online platforms, cerebral, has been the focus of an ongoing CBS News investigation. Anna Werner reports.
Elijah Hanson told online provider Cerebral he needed help for ADHD, despite never having been previously diagnosed.
Four sailors assigned to the same Virginia command appear to have died by suicide over the span of just one month. David Martin reports.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new policy this week of treating the city's mentally ill homeless residents, even if they refuse. Philip Yanos, psychology professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, discussed how this will affect the city's most vulnerable.
Concerns about crime have put the city's mental health crisis in the spotlight.
Among 18 of the country's largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in the fall of 2019.
A former executive finds peace – with donkeys. A mom helps thousands of strangers find joy through art. Two boys reconnect with their parents after leaving Ukraine, thanks to a kind stranger. Plus, our most heartwarming videos of the week.
A new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, the mental health equivalent of 911, has launched in the U.S. But only five states currently have permanent funding to continue the service. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that psychedelic mushrooms could be used to help treat depression symptoms. Dr. Scott Aaronson, one of the study's authors, and the chief science officer at the Institute for Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics at Sheppard Pratt, joined Weijia Jiang to discuss the results.
Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older, and to create state-regulated centers where participants can experience the drug.
After four combat tours in Afghanistan, retired Army Col. Chris Kolenda wanted to honor his fellow soldiers. He biked across the U.S. to shine a light on the mental health crisis in the military and honor the fallen. Margaret Brennan has more.
"I'm going to be very open with everybody about this: I've been to four treatment centers," the 30-year-old singer, actress and entrepreneur told Rolling Stone.
Patients took the psychedelic drug in a supervised medical setting in a session that lasted six to eight hours.
Colorado voters are set to decide whether to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for those 21 and older and create state-regulated "healing centers" where participants can experience the drug.
Only 4.4% of Black people needing substance use treatment received it at a specialty facility in 2020, according to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This clip from the documentary film "Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America" explores the lack of equity in accessing treatment and tells the story of Carleah Summers, a woman who created a transitional home for mothers recovering from substance use disorder and their children. If you or a loved one is suffering from substance use disorder you can find tools, help and hope at https://drugfree.org/get-support/ THIS PROGRAM WAS PRODUCED BY PARAMOUNT FOR THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION
President Trump is to address Israeli lawmakers as Hamas hands over the final 13 living hostages under the Gaza peace deal brokered by the U.S. leader.
The government shutdown entered its 12th day on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan, and the Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers.
Recently retired Gen. Tim Haugh warns that China is hacking America's computer systems – targeting water, infrastructure and telecommunications. He says China's capacity for targeting the U.S. is growing.
In his first television interview since his firing, Gen. Tim Haugh discusses his termination by the Trump administration.
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.
The United Nations' health agency says the number of drug-resistant bacterial infections is surging, compromising life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly.
The former justice who was the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions talks about the Court today, and about his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty."
Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.
Alaska State Troopers said it received reports of "at least eight homes being pushed from their foundations."