Unrequited love is generally portrayed in movies and songs as a harmless obsession. ...more

February 22, 2009

Society generally has not been kind to those with mental illnesses or quirky personalities. Embarrassed by such relatives, their families of decades past often sent them to institutions and never talked about them again. ...more

January 25, 2009

In the nonprofit legal center Steven Schwartz runs from a converted furniture store in Northampton, Mass., the e-mail was very good news: By week's end, a check for $243,000 would be on its way. ...more

December 21, 2008

PLANT CITY Plant City commissioners recently joined their counterparts on other government bodies recognizing Oct. 5-11 as Mental Illness Awareness Week. ...more

October 3, 2008

A teenager on trial in the slaying of a classmate had said it would be "cool" to be a serial killer years before the slaying in a school bathroom, a former friend testified Tuesday. ...more

September 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg police are asking the public's help in finding a missing 61-year-old schizophrenic. Jean Ellen Anderson, who is also bipolar, was last seen Wednesday walking back and forth in front of the adult living facility at 8087 25th Ave. N., where she lives. ...more

May 30, 2008

With many adoptive parents facing financial ruin as they struggle to care for their special-needs children, a local nonprofit agency is stepping in, teaching parents how to advocate for better family services. ...more

January 16, 2008

With many adoptive parents facing financial ruin as they struggle to care for their special-needs children, a local nonprofit agency is stepping in, teaching parents how to advocate for better family services. ...more

January 16, 2008