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Olympic athletes confront mental health challenges

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Sam Mikulak felt frantic. The American gymnast had his training disrupted by COVID-19, and the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021. ...

Grief counselors in short supply with gun violence rising

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PHILADELPHIA — As Brett Roman Williams stood at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office staring at a photo of his older brother’s face, a familiar...

Tennis players discuss mental health issues raised by Osaka

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WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka was not the first professional tennis player to withdraw during a Grand Slam tournament because of mental health concerns...

Expert: Newspaper gunman is autistic and delusional with OCD

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper suffers from autism, obsessive compulsive disorder and delusional disorder, a mental...

Rodgers says he’s spent offseason ‘working on myself’

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers says he has spent this offseason focusing on improving himself in every respect, and that...

Suicidal crises, mental fatigue: Kids grapple with reentry

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After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. ...

Solicitor: More time needed to probe Black man’s jail death

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The South Carolina prosecutor investigating the January jail death of a mentally ill Black man said Tuesday that she needs more...

For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health

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Dr. Rania Awaad was attending a virtual religion program this Ramadan when discussion turned to an unexpected question: Is it religiously acceptable to say...

Blades of steel: Johns spotlights mental health in hockey

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Stephen Johns worked out at the rink, trying to get back to playing after a concussion. Dallas Stars teammates asked how he was doing...

Olympic boxer Fuchs determined to win her fight against OCD

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ginny Fuchs' obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes compels her to use a dozen toothbrushes a night, tossing one after another into the...