Report: Most Americans With Mental Health Needs Don’t Get Treatment
Even with health insurance, approximately two thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access care in 2021, according to a new report by
A Psychiatrist Makes the Case for Hope
“Where there's life there’s hope,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The Lord of the Rings. In a personal perspective article for Psychology Today, Dr. Saul Levine, Professor
What Does Viewing Violence Do to Your Mind? ‘Nothing Good,’ Experts Say
With the Israel-Hamas war dominating the news, traditional and social media are flooded with graphic images and videos depicting horrific violence. At what cost to
What Hiroshima Survivors Teach Us About Trauma and Resilience
With fresh horrors reported daily out of Israel and Gaza, trauma is inescapable. In a remarkable interview at NPR, 97-year-old psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton shares
It’s National Coming Out Day
October 11 is National Coming Out Day. It’s celebrated each year by the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to increase awareness, pride, and create an
What If the News Itself Is Traumatizing?
Terror. Horror. Barbarity. Atrocities. In Ukraine and Israel across the world. And on our screens in our homes. On our phones in our hands. With the horrific
Traumatic Stress – What Is It and How to Heal?
It’s World Mental Health Day, and our collective need for health and healing is painfully evident. With the horrific events in Israel and Gaza over the
Biden Acts to Help Guarantee Access to Mental Health Care
President Biden announced new action to help guarantee access to mental health care, making sure insurers pay for mental health care like they would physical
In First Year, Texts to 988 Crisis Lifeline Up 1,135%
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the
USWNT Highlight Mental Health at Women’s World Cup
The Women’s World Cup 2023 has kicked off in Australia and New Zealand, and according to The Guardian, USWNT players Sophia Smith and Naomi Girma