Stress Archives

04.02.2019 a person walking on the road

How Does Childhood Trauma Impact Adults' Health?

Finding and fostering nurturing relationships within the broader community in which a child grows is key to recover from difficult home suffering.

Fellow Jori Fortson

03.01.2019 crowded colorful houses

Crowding, Commutes, and Children

Rising rents are causing families to move to small spaces or into suburbs. These crowded households and long commutes may directly impact children.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

02.15.2019 Telephone poles and setting sun in heat haze

Feeling Hot and Bothered

Heat waves may increase risk of suicide. Nick Obradovich and colleagues developed a method to quantify the influence of climate change on mental health.

Fellow Erin Polka

02.12.2019 wall grafitti-until debt tear us apart

Medicaid Expansion Reduces Financial Worry

Obtaining health insurance through ACA Medicaid expansion helped to reduce people's worries about rent or mortgage payments and buying nutritious meals.

Guest Author Shiho Kino

02.11.2019 Older woman stretching her leg on a mat a the gym

Health Equity
Aging Populations

Retirement Brings Health and Happiness

Research suggests that retirement leads to improvements in life satisfaction. Policies that extend working lives may have detrimental consequences on health and happiness.

Guest Authors Aspen Gorry, Devon Gorry, Sita Slavov

01.22.2019 A woman in a hoodie dragging a box of onions

Stress and Anxiety in Latina Farmworkers

Latina farmworker immigrants in North Carolina reported greater stress and anxiety than Latina immigrant laborers working outside the agricultural sector.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

01.18.2019 a teddy bear sitting on a stone steps

Reducing the Harms of Childhood Trauma

A study on the Massachusetts Child Trauma Project showed trauma-informed care of children in the state’s welfare program resulted in less physical abuse, neglect, and better adoption placement.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

01.14.2019 Hand holding a glowing smartphone in the dark

It's Time for Americans to Stop Sleeping on Sleep

Americans, especially people of color, are significantly more likely to report sleeping six hours or less. Sleeping six hours is the cut off, after which, negative health risks increase.

Guest Author Connor Sheehan

11.08.2018 Hands holding Bible

Black Church, Black Men(tal) Health

Black churches have the potential to increase the effectiveness of the support they provide to congregants—Black men in particular.

Guest Authors Michael A. Robinson, Natasha LaBalle

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