mental health

Accelerated Resolution Therapy Was Transformative for My PTSD

No drugs, no pain, very low cost, and it can break treatment-resistant trauma in one-to-five sessions? If such a treatment…

July 10, 2023

Zelensky: Legalizing Medical Cannabis Can Help Ukrainians’ War Trauma

The president of Ukraine is calling for the legalization of medical marijuana to help Ukrainians cope with trauma amid the…

June 29, 2023

Psychedelic Support Hotline Shows Promising Harm Reduction Outcomes

What happened when thousands of people who use psychedelic drugs called into a private emergency hotline, instead of 911, when…

June 28, 2023

Huge Gathering Seeks to Shape the “Psychedelic 20s”

One of many powerful impressions from the Psychedelic Science conference was of a constant need to make difficult choices. Should…

June 27, 2023

Our Prison Is Used to Mental Illness. Taking Care of Our Own Was New.

In 20 years of incarceration across four different Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) facilities, I don't remember seeing someone…

June 22, 2023

Watch: A Documentary About Schizophrenia and Vaping

Does anyone care that people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have devastatingly high rates of smoking? Research has found the prevalence…

June 21, 2023

Prisoners Near Release Face a Choice: Not Getting Meds, or Not Going Home

[Read Part 1 of this story here] When prisoners with release dates enter the final years of their sentence, Washington…

June 20, 2023

Medical Privacy Is Still Our Right in Prison, Unless It Involves Psych Meds

Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was Maintenance crew, I fell off a…

June 15, 2023

Rhode Island Could Decriminalize Psilocybin, Allow Limited Medical Use

Rhode Island lawmakers are advancing a bill to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and create rules for using them in medical treatment.…

June 14, 2023

Mental Health Awareness? Prioritize Safer Alternatives to Smoking

The United States has just observed its annual Mental Health Awareness Month. Another year and another awareness month have gone…

June 5, 2023