WASHINGTON FOR US THIS MORNING. THANKS, JARRED. NEW THIS MORNING, A METRO ESCAPE ROOM IS UNDER FIRE FROM MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES. ALYX: YEAH, AND KCCI’S LAUREN DONOVAN SPOKE TO AN ANKENY FAMILY THAT ...

Schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, bipolar. All words that make most people uncomfortable due to a lack of information, misinformation and stigma around mental health. But one nurse has ...

“Are you a cutter?” the medical aide asked me, gearing to strap a blood pressure monitor around my upper arm to take my vitals at 11 o’clock one evening. I had entered the psychiatric unit, or as it ...

Content warning: Mentions of abuse, suicide, and self-harm; descriptions of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions. On Monday, Sept. 25, I presented myself to the emergency room for ...

This is what the psych ward looks like: A small building off the interstate, brick, and unobtrusive. The reception room is covered in plush blue. An admissions office spurs off to one side, and two ...