Category Archives: Research

Don't Mess with Moms Who've Suffered Postpartum Depression …

Don't Mess with Moms Who've Suffered Postpartum Depression #meditateonthis When you claim there's some sort of global conspiracy against a minority population, you probably should have some, you know, actual data to …

An Open Letter to the President About Mental Health Care

No one in this country, or world, should have barriers to getting excellent mental health care. I am one of the lucky ones, who finally found a brilliant psychiatrist, but I am writing on behalf on those who are still waiting… who are …

City of Chicago Announces Reforms to Address Crisis Interventions …

Persons with mental illnesses face enormous stigma. The City of Chicago's intention to train first responders, dispatchers and 911 operators, and police officers on mental health awareness will go a long way towards ensuring …

Mental Illness Gets the Celebrity Treatment. That's a Good Thing

Actress and Girls creator Lena Dunham has been one of the more tireless celebrity advocates for openness around the subject of mental illness, frequently talking about her own struggles with anxiety, depression and …

A kid, a stolen cellphone, and invisible faces of mental illness …

In fact, as I researched news coverage of mental health issues here in the last decade or so, I could find only one African-American whose story was publicized and whose story generated a fair amount of sympathy: Royce …