This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After the Mental Health Act 846 passed in 2012, Ghana Health Service (GHS) shifted its mental health programming from facility-based to a more integrated community-based approach. GHS set up new structures, with…
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid the foundation for a future rental crisis. Landlords are tightening their screening criteria, which means renters who have been evicted for any reason will have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. States attempting to address worsening mental health problems among students have hit upon a novel remedy: allowing them to take time off from school. The idea, which started catching on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center found that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw increased depression, anxiety, and social risks among urban children of color between the ages of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Exponent Philanthropy is proud to launch another edition of the Foundation Operations and Management Report. This year’s report continues to share important salary and administrative benchmarks. At the same time, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The heavy wind woke Niria Garcia about 5 a.m. It whipped against her home, leaving her restless as she fitfully tried to get a little more sleep. “Something doesn’t feel…
“Polina came to our bedroom awakened by the sound of explosions. I didn’t know and still don’t know what to tell her. Her eyes today are full of fear and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of heart disease and other ailments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over 3,000 incarcerated and detained people in the United States have died of COVID-19 in the past two years, with over 588,000 cumulative cases behind bars. With little sign of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid the death, sickness, mental health challenges, and economic upheaval wrought by the pandemic, another threat to public health has reached new heights. Intimate partner violence—which can include physical abuse,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Health philanthropy’s attention has shifted over the past two decades from a reliance on health care access work to a deeper look at the factors affecting individual health status (social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the stress of a never-ending pandemic, rising political tensions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the 2020s have been off to an unpromising start for mental health. And according to…