Mental & Behavioral Health

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A Tricky Battle: The Tobacco Industry vs. Public Health

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Campus Safety In the Overdose Crisis

Guest Author Christina Freibott

Familiar Faces, Risky Choices: Parasocial Relationships and Health

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

Deconstructing the Opioid Crisis

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Movement and Mental Health After the Military

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.23.2025 Professor Noel Vest headshot

As a formerly incarcerated scholar, Noel Vest has turned personal hardship into a mission that unites research, education, and social change.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.21.2025 Group of friends enjoying time together outdoors, smiling and laughing. Social connection concept

Humans are wired to connect. The relationships we build with family, friends, and community protect our health in many ways.

Guest Author Lily Fotovat

Editor Monica L. Wang

10.17.2025 shattered white pills on a bright orange background

While overdose deaths have increased across the board since 1999, the surge has hit Black, Native, and Hispanic communities the hardest.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

10.16.2025 Stressed man hiding face behind hands in frustration and despair

The most common reasons for avoiding treatment for illicit substance use were denial of a problem, concerns about privacy, and fear.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.15.2025 Rows of chairs for patients to sit and wait in line to get care at a health clinic

The private consolidation of methadone clinics has skyrocketed. But what happens when lifesaving treatment becomes dependent on profit?

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

10.09.2025 Opioid crisis concept. High-angle view of a prescription bottle filled with pills surrounded by more of the same tablets

Safer opioid supply programs are effective strategies against the opioid epidemic, reducing overdoses, infections, and health care costs.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

09.03.2025 Portrait of a young woman holding smartphone at bar, cheering after betting on her favorite sports team. Sport gambling concept

Since the federal ban on sports betting ended in 2018, the industry has surged. But so have online searches for gambling addiction help.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

08.26.2025 A woman lies on a bed in bright sunlight from the window. Restful sleep concept

Sleep supports and restores every system in our bodies, but our culture often treats rest as an afterthought.

Guest Author Lily Fotovat

Editor Monica L. Wang