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Healing Harmonies: A New Bedtime Routine for Students

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Beyond Therapy: The Role of Digital Resources in Mental Health Support

Guest Author Molly Nowels

The Social Media Paradox: More Friends, Less Connection

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Debate for Decriminalizing Drugs

Fellow Lia Musumeci

Sip Happens: The Social Normalization of Wine Moms

Fellow Dani Weissert

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07.13.2017 a star shaped badge with a bear

SIFs: The Wrong Message About Drug Use

PHP Fellow Qing Wai Wong spoke with Cory Salzillo, Legislative Director of the California State Sheriffs’ Association, about AB 186, which proposes allowing for the creation of supervised injection facilities in California.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

07.12.2017 A brick wall with the word addiction written in chalk

We Can Do Better

In the debate on the value of SIFs in the United States, questioning their value must be part of the discussion. Are SIFs enabling drug users, or simply giving up hope on them?

Guest Author Brianne Fitzgerald

07.11.2017 a needle with a drop of liquid

Busting Myths about Supervised Injection Facilities

Despite evidence attesting to their efficacy, policymakers and legislators face ideological resistance to the creation of supervised injection facilities. Faiz Kidwai unpacks some common myths about these facilities.

Guest Author Faiz Kidwai

07.10.2017 Insite, the first legal supervised injection facility in North America. Photo courtesy Vancouver Coastal Health.

Supervised Injection Facilities: The Time is Now

Senator William Brownsberger, sponsor of a bill to create a framework for the legal operation of supervised injection facilities (SIFs) in Massachusetts, writes the first article in our week-long debate on SIFs.

Guest Author William N. Brownsberger

07.06.2017 Graph showing inverse relationship between suicides and psychiatric hospital beds

Suicide Needs Unmet

A recent JAMA article by Gibbons, et al. demonstrates that the national suicide rate and the number of psychiatric beds have an inverse relationship.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.23.2017 Charts showing increase in suicide rates in Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan

Economics of Suicide

Risk of suicide is a complex, multifaceted issue that is notoriously hard to gauge patient by patient, but the state of the economy can predict an uptick.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.16.2017 a group of mailboxes in a field

Telemental Health

Those with mental health challenges living in rural areas have long been at a significant disadvantage when it comes to receiving care due to lack of professional caregivers. Advances in technology such as live video teleconferencing have the potential to change this.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

05.26.2017 Soldiers silhouetted against a hazy sun and sky

Misconduct or Mental Health?

Stigma surrounding mental health in the military remains a major hurdle and can lead to less than honorable discharges, which then increases risk of death by suicide. A bill known as the Honor Our Commitment Act of 2017 would expand mental health care for Veterans.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

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