Tag: mental health

    Reason to Raise a Glass: The Alcohol-Zero-Tolerance Project Is Doomed

    The World Health Organization has declared that there is no safe level of drinking—a ...

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    Stanton Peele

    Forced, Rapid Adoptions Are a Weapon of the Drug War

    “I hate myself.” The words slipped out of my youngest child’s mouth with a ...

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    Elizabeth Brico

    NYC’s New Non-Police Mental Health Crisis Response Still Resembles Policing

    New York City receives 200,000 mental health-related 911 calls each year. In addition to ...

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    Allison Wilens

    A Hugely Promising Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Depression

    The first-ever randomized clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy for people with a diagnosis of ...

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    Kevin Garcia

    UK on the Brink of a Psychedelic Therapy Revolution

    Bristol, the English city that produced street artist Banksy, will soon see the opening ...

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    Kiran Sidhu

    Despite Immunity Law, Virginia Woman Charged After Calling 911 for Alleged Meth Crisis

    Virginia has a new “Good Samaritan” law designed to protect people who call 911 ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman

    The LEAD Program Faces a Reckoning for Centering Police

    The murder of George Floyd and the explosion of protests against police terror led ...

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    Helen Redmond

    The Impact of Family Members’ Incarceration on Black Women’s Mental Health

    A new study shows that Black women who have experienced having a family member ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman

    Crack, Mass Incarceration and Black Trauma: Jeffrey’s Story

    Jeffrey Calhoun has been shot seven times and sent to prison three. Had he ...

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    Morgan Godvin

    Alcohol Harm Reduction: A World of Growing Possibilities

    In her early professional life, Louise liked to unwind with wine. She loved the ...

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    Gabrielle Glaser