mental health

San Diego Law Enforcement’s “Obscene” Targeting of POC With Mental Illness

The sheriff deputies of San Diego County and San Diego cops have disproportionately policed and used force against people of…

December 4, 2019

How to Be a Better Employer for People With Addiction or Mental Illness

It can be daunting to try to hold down a job while struggling with mental illness or drug addiction, as…

December 4, 2019

What Do We Know About Ketamine’s Potential to Help Problematic Drinking?

Research published in Nature Communications on November 26 suggests that a single dose of ketamine may help mitigate problematic drinking.…

November 27, 2019

Decarceration USA: A Roundup of Campaigns to Close Local Jails

Across the US, there is growing understanding that many local jails are grossly outdated and feature appalling conditions. This when…

November 20, 2019

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