A Mental Health Diagnosis Takes Much More Than a Scroll Through TikTok
Access to mental health information needs to be more accessible, but an expert says that doesn’t mean TikTok and other social media is the right answer.
Read MoreBinge Eating Disorders Among Black Women Are Going Undiagnosed
Common screening tools lack the cultural competence to effectively diagnose and help Black women who are living with eating disorders, particularly binge eating.
Read MoreWhen Medicine Gets Personal: 5 Narratives That Moved Us This Year
This year’s community stories touched on the overdose crisis, sickle cell disease, and the mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreMen Are More Likely to Die by Suicide, but Less Likely To Have Depression Diagnosis
Socialization, gender roles, race, and the way we screen for depression play a critical role in who receives adequate care for mental health issues.
Read MoreHow the ‘Buddy System’ Supports Frontline Workers’ Mental Health
Between the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox, and staffing shortages, there is a massive toll on providers’ mental health.
Read MoreNew Brockton Facility Aims to Address Two Big Issues: Behavioral Health and Climate Justice
Brockton Behavioral Health Center has been intentionally designed to offer addiction recovery and mental health care to the most vulnerable.
Read MoreNew Intervention Program Reduces Re-Admission Rate for Patients with Co-Morbid Depression
Project RED-D helps patients manage depressive symptoms and maintain mental health post-discharge, research says.
Read MoreHow A Bereavement Program for Children and Teens Helps Close the Racial Grief Gap
‘Good Grief’ Program provides therapeutic care to youth facing a significant loss and don’t have access to this type of treatment anywhere else.
Read MoreWhat Is Spiritual Distress? Once Identified, Chaplaincy Could Be a Bridge to Mental Health Treatment
Integrating spiritual care into primary care addresses spiritual distress in immigrant and refugee patients, study finds.
Read MoreAccess and Timely Care Improve for Racially Diverse Children When Federally Qualified Health Centers Integrate Behavioral Health
Three community-based health centers used the Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care in Urban Pediatrics (TEAM UP) model, leading to more behavioral health screenings than the statewide average.
Read MoreEmployee Resilience Program Tackles Burnout Caused by the Pandemic
BMC program aims to combat the Great Resignation by addressing burnout and providing mental health counseling.
Read MoreAre My Kids All Right? Let’s Ask the Pediatric Clinicians
Children of all ages are facing a mental health crisis. Experts weigh in to offer their advice to parents.
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