Tag: mental illness
Can Mobile Crisis Teams Stop Police Violence?
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black
This story is part of “All Those ‘Racial Reckoning’ Promises,” Word In Black’s series exploring the pledges made to...
Doctors often miss depression symptoms for certain groups – a routine screening policy for...
By Maria Garcia, The Conversation
Depression is a costly and debilitating condition that profoundly influences a person’s quality of life. In 2020, more than 21 million...
New Report Examines the Startling Highs – and Lows – of Mental Health Treatment...
Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The District of Columbia counts among the top 10 states with the best mental health, or...
Uncovering the Genetic Basis of Mental Illness Requires Data and Tools That Aren’t Just...
By Hailiang Huang, Harvard University
Mental illness is a growing public health problem. In 2019, an estimated 1 in 8 people around the world were affected by...
Prescribing Adolescents Multiple Psychiatric Drugs Now the Norm, Particularly in BIPOC Communities
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire
The current trend of polypharmacy – the simultaneous use of multiple drugs by a single patient...