Moms speak on mental illness amid Rob Reiner's death

Mental health experts and mothers of mental health patients speak on the importance of checking for warning signs in the wake of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner allegedly being killed by the couple's son.

Rethinking mental health: Healing before medication

America’s mental health crisis is hard to ignore — anxiety and depression are up. Experts say prescriptions for antidepressants have never been higher and Clinical psychologist Dr. Toby Watson says that medication shouldn’t always be the first answer.

These new California laws go into effect in 2026

The new laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom address issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace rights, education, and immigration.

Opera conveys living with mental illness

Shining the light on schizophrenia, An esteemed USC law professor is the subject of a new opera that was performed at UCLA?s Semel Institute and is now online for all to see. Christina Pascucci spoke to that professor, as well as the composer behind the opera.

OpenAI adds parental control to ChatGPT

OpenAI says it plans to roll out new parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month, following a lawsuit from California parents who say the chatbot contributed to their 16-year-old son?s death by apparent suicide.

Ways social media can help teens' health

Experts say that when it comes to children and social media, how they're using it can be just as important as how much they're using it. In some cases social media might help their mental health.