We're getting better at understanding and showing compassion for mental illness. For one thing, we no longer "warehouse" people with mental illness in…

Society is not so great at sympathy for unseen maladies. People complaining of back pain will often find at least one person who thinks they're faking.…

The commercial image of the Christmas season is nearly impossible to live up to. All that smiling and singing and buying and wrapping and surprising can…

We may be getting better over time, but society still fears mental illness in ways it does not shrink from physical illness or injury. Many organizations…

Fall down and hurt yourself, and there's a good chance someone will come to your aid. Develop a mental illness, and the circumstances are different.…

The stigma may be lifting from mental illness, but it's a slow lift. People get help and compassion with a physical infirmity, but often suspicion and…

Conversations about people coping with mental illness can still get into hushed tones. Society is pushing the stigma away, but we still don't think of…

Mental illness often shows up early in adulthood, but it can affect a person earlier in life. This month on Compass Radio we hear from Debra, a Southern…

Mike (we'll only use his last name) spent a long time dealing with bipolar disorder before doctors truly understood his condition. If you break a leg or…

If you break a leg or come down with a disease that confines you to bed, people generally know what to do. But that's physical illness. Mental illness…