Paul Hunter, a homeless former carpet layer, had legs so swollen he was having trouble walking. The wounds on his legs from drug use were turning black. It was only a matter of time before he’d end up ...

Columbia Health has expanded its Counseling and Psychological Services through an increase in full-time staff and a new partnership with a virtual mental health clinic that services college students ...

Over the four years Leanne Zink has worked in an office off Vancouver’s East Fourth Plain Boulevard, she has watched homelessness and drug problems worsen nearby. She must frequently call 911 to get ...

Columbia seeks to better students’ minds, but does it really? Columbia is rooted in an academically and socially rigorous culture that pervades all aspects of daily life and can be straining to ...

COLUMBIA — When Columbia police officers responded to a call about a barricaded suspect in May, they found a man threatening to harm himself. What previously "could have been a bad altercation," ...

The Columbia Police Department says it is expanding a special unit staffed with mental health counselors to respond to mental health or behavioral related calls for service. “We do not arrest our way ...

COLUMBIA - The amount of Black and therapists of color is increasing nationwide, and Columbia is no different. Columbia has more Black therapists than ever before, and the change provides improved ...

Recognition of mental health needs and services continues to grow in Columbia. That was represented Wednesday with recognition and work to raise awareness of children's mental health. So, Columbia and ...