mental health

My Personal Journey Into Alcohol Harm Reduction

I first realized I had a problem with drinking when I was a year out of college. I was 21…

November 18, 2019

A Determined Group of Newark Residents Fights for Clean Drinking Water

On the streets of Newark, New Jersey, a fledgling group of community activists has come together to protect fellow residents…

November 14, 2019

Alaska Prisons Are Holding Mentally-Ill People With No Criminal Charges

Over the last year, dozens of Alaskans experiencing mental health crises found themselves in an unexpected place: a prison or…

October 24, 2019

LA Top Prosecutor’s “Concern” for Mental Illness Doesn’t Pass Scrutiny

Jackie Lacey, the Los Angeles district attorney, proclaims that she is taking serious steps to treat mentally ill people thrust…

October 3, 2019

Sheriff’s Painstaking Bid to Spin San Diego County Jail’s High Suicide Rate

You could say that the San Diego County Jail is a place where people are sent to die. Earlier this…

September 25, 2019

We Know the Answers to Our Suicide Crisis, But Prefer to Deny Them

Supporting people in living is the best solution to self-inflicted death. Isn’t that simple? Nearly all of us in the…

September 16, 2019

Man Who Died of OD Was Allegedly “Kicked Out of Treatment for Smoking”

I can’t lose everything,” Paul Reithlinghshoefer told his mother when he relapsed back to using heroin in early 2017. Feeling…

August 19, 2019

The Optimism Gap: Class-Tailored Addiction Messaging Fuels Inequality

When people speak of inequality in America, they miss one of its powerful drivers: addiction treatment. The concepts that dominate…

August 15, 2019

NYC Jailers Hinder Patients’ Access to Mental Health Services

People incarcerated in New York City jails are consistently obstructed from accessing mental health services. Sometimes they are rescheduled by…

August 5, 2019

How Can Harm Reduction Do Better for Transgender People?

In 2015 Tori Cooper decided to leave a successful nonprofit career to blaze a trail advocating for the rights of…

July 10, 2019