All Articles on Mental Health
Improving mental health care for youthCara Lewis, PhD, co-leads a new center to accelerate use of evidence-based practices in under-resourced settings such as schools.
Addressing the crisis of youth suicide in AmericaRob Penfold, PhD, writes about suicide trends in children and adolescents and what researchers are doing about them.
Tools and support for people thinking about suicideNow Matters Now helps people cope with suicidal thoughts by sharing the lived experiences and strategies of people who have been there.
4 questions for a suicide-prevention researcherJulie Richards, PhD, MPH, just published the first paper from a Kaiser Permanente program on firearm injury prevention.
Detecting, assessing suicidal ideation during COVID-19Drs. Greg Simon and Megan Gary share how new processes improved suicide risk identification when mental health visits went virtual.
How do you know when you’re depressed?Like the “chicken or the egg,” it’s difficult to say which comes first—depression or related physical symptoms such as: fatigue, headache, back pain, trouble sleeping, and digestive problems. Evidence shows depression can have a direct effect on your body, taking away your energy and slowing you down.
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