This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The history of mental healthcare is closely intertwined with human rights violations, incarceration, and a lack of patient-centred approaches. A ‘community-centric’ approach has often been offered as an alternative to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The study in the journal JAMA Network Open indicates that people who experience psychiatric conditions when they are young are likely to experience excess age-related physical diseases when they are older. Leah…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Large influxes of asylum seekers and other migrants to Europe from Muslim-majority countries have inevitably led to a significant rise in the number of Muslims in Germany, who in 2016…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Factors associated with greater risk of negative impacts include the amount of time students spend on screens each day, their gender, age, and other characteristics, the researchers report. “WE WANT…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One year ago, only 26 video visits with University of Michigan mental health providers had happened in nearly six months, compared with more than 30,000 in-person visits. But Jennifer Severe,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A report by the Forward Promise National Program Office describes how implicit and explicit biases against boys and young men of color held by members of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2018, I’ve been administering an economic pilot to help marginalized groups find high-tech careers. Soon after I began, it became clear that mental health challenges were a critical factor for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, mental health and addiction challenges have emerged as a major health crisis that will continue beyond the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine. Social distancing, anticipated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the ability to carry out daily…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I heard the announcement of nursery and school closures brought on by the novel coronavirus last Spring, my heart sank. My son, Sidney, had just received an official diagnosis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mindfulness, an umbrella term for a range of practices, is about observing your emotions and state of mind, without judgment. This can be done during sitting meditation, walking meditation, activities…