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Mental illness is one of the world’s most pressing public health issues, responsible for increases in death and disease across the population.

04.07.2017 Graph showing disparities in spending on mental health

Investing in Mental Health

International organizations are beginning to prioritize mental health as a serious public health crisis, but current efforts are falling short.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

03.06.2017 Diagram of microaggressive speech

Dignity in Language for Population Health

Microaggressions are subtle, insidious, and often nearly constant in the experience of individuals belonging to marginalized identity groups.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

03.02.2017 a graph of a disease

Can the News Fuel Stigma Around Mental Illness?

News coverage of mental health in the last twenty years may have led the conversation in a misguided and discriminatory direction, emphasizing violence rather than treatment.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

02.09.2017 Blurry hospital hallway in black and white

Eating Disorder Treatment: Even When it Works, It’s Hard to Access or Afford

Eating disorders, hard to understand and even harder to treat, are often excluded from insurance coverage.

Fellow Maggie Thomas