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How Family Incarceration Sparks Teen Addiction

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

One Professor’s Journey from Prison to PhD: An Interview with Dr. Noel Vest

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Connection as Medicine

Guest Author Lily Fotovat

Editor Monica L. Wang

The Unequal Toll of America’s Overdose Epidemic

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Why Many Say No to Addiction Treatment

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

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05.24.2018 a black and white photo of a person's face

Names Matter in the Opioid Epidemic

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

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Online Addiction and Mental Health

Access to the virtual world provides teens with opportunities to develop emotionally and build friendships, but, for some, positive social interaction can turn into addiction.

Fellow Erin Polka

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Assisting Bereaved US Military Service Children and Spouses

US military duty-related deaths can put military children and widowed spouses at higher risk for complicated grief, PTSD, and depression.

Guest Authors Christin Ogle, Joscelyn Fisher, Stephen Cozza

04.12.2018 Young boy looking sad

What Makes Youth More Likely to Be Bullied?

Children who are bullied are at higher risk for negative consequences. A recent study by Sugimura and colleagues explored whether early social behaviors in school make youth more likely to be bullied and remain bullied over time.

Guest Author Niwako Sugimura

04.05.2018 a garden with a chair and plants

Gardens Offer Refuge to Refugees

Arrive Ministries, a faith-based refugee referral agency, knew that many of their clients were farmers in their home countries, so they piloted a program that converted church lawns into community gardens.

Guest Authors Kari Hartwig, Meghan Mason

03.28.2018 a person smoking a vaporizer

What E-Cigarettes Mean For Teens

Over 500,000 middle schoolers and over 1.6 million high school students currently used electronic cigarettes. E-cigarettes are considered a safer alternative than cigarettes, but "safer" does not mean "safe," especially for teenagers.

Guest Author Jacqueline Rocheleau

03.19.2018 a person sitting on a bench

Local Health Departments Prevent Hospitalizations

Local health departments are well-suited to engage individuals with mental illness due to their low-cost services, high visibility, health promotion activities, and strong community partnerships.

Guest Author Deanna Barath

03.09.2018 A shot glass of liquor

Alcohol Policies and Alcohol-Involved Homicides

Acute intoxication impairs judgment and makes individuals more vulnerable to becoming victims in homicides. A recent study by Naimi et al. finds that more restrictive alcohol policies could have a preventive impact on alcohol-involved homicides.

Guest Author Ziming Xuan

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