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A hallucinogen combined with psychotherapy may curb alcohol use disorder
Journalists covering alcoholism may already know that it is the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind tobacco smoking,…
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Journalist explains the right and wrong way to cover suicide
When covering suicide, words, and framing matter, a lesson Raleigh, N.C.-based Kaiser Health News reporter Aneri Pattani learned firsthand when suicide…
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Rural health stories everywhere, workshop participants say
Finding and parsing rural health data, tracking COVID-19’s curve in rural regions, the promise and limitations of telemedicine for rural…
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As racism rises, mental health of youth of color worsens
Racism is a stressor for its victims, no matter their age, researchers began concluding several decades ago. Adding to that…
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‘A national calling’ to address child and adolescent mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed, but didn’t spark a relative tidal wave of demand for counseling services for children and teens.…
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Wednesday webinar to explore film shedding light on the youth mental health crisis
During the making of “Hiding in Plain Sight: Documenting the crisis in kids’ mental health,” a then-executive at the National…
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Following Africa, Asia into community mental health care
While organizing the “Building a mental health workforce from the grassroots up” panel for Health Journalism 2022 in Austin, I…
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Mental health disorders soar, but psychiatric bed count remains low
Mental and behavioral health disorders have reached a historic peak. And once again, the nation’s lack of inpatient psychiatric beds…
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Addressing “national emergency” in youth mental health
A pandemic-fueled surge in mental illness among children and teens, including some disorders driving youth violence and disruptions at school,…
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Busting myths about people with mental illness and criminal activity
One of the most widespread misconceptions about people with mental illness is that they are more likely to commit crimes…