Selective mutism can be a confusing term. It may be better understood as situational mutism. This may help you navigate it.

In February, a partnership of 17 mental health organizations published a report calling for an investment in school-based mental health to address the complex and growing mental health needs of ...

As a child, Erin Silvia could physically speak, but the thought of talking to anyone other than her immediate family was terrifiying. She struggled with selective mutism, which the Cleveland Clinic ...

Melanie Manderino is finally ready to talk. The 18-year-old struggled with selective mutism, an extreme anxiety disorder in which someone is unable to speak in social settings, for the better part of ...