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“Drug crimes,” as they relate specifically to our nation’s opioid epidemic, appear to be flooding the news as of late. While controlling the use of illegal opioids is important, when we use scare tactic language like that in these news...

This piece was originally published on the Ohio Department of Education’s Extra Credit Blog. Read it here. I’m going to be open and honest here. The staff and students of Indian Lake Local Schools have experienced the suicides of two...

In the wake of Hurricane Maria – a true climate catastrophe – thousands upon thousands of residents of Puerto Rico are experiencing severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Today, many are still without power, have lost loved ones, are homeless and...

Here in St. Louis County, we’re very proud of this statistic: On average, our police officers have had to use force in only 1 percent of cases involving an encounter with someone in a mental health crisis. That’s a remarkably...

March is Women’s History Month, a month when women are especially celebrated for their strength, vigor and resilience. Coverage of women breaking records, closing the gender pay gap and opening small businesses are just a few of the top headlines...

Teen Health Week has gone global. Begun in Pennsylvania in 2016, the annual celebration of adolescent health and mental health now includes more than 27 states and 36 countries. This year – from March 18 to 24 – teens, teachers...

“Healing emotional pain is not as straightforward as rebuilding physical structures, or restoring cell service,” said Chirlane McCray, New York City’s first lady, as she announced the city’s initiative to help address Puerto Rico’s mental health crisis in the aftermath...

It is well known that unhealthy eating patterns can cause mood swings. Blood sugar fluctuations and nutritional imbalances are often to blame. Without a steady source of fuel from the foods we eat, our mind and bodies don’t function well....

With a brassy laugh and penchant for bringing her granddaughter to appointments, Ms. L had been a memorable patient for Dr. Audrey M. Provenzano. That’s why it was such a shock when Ms. L admitted that she had started using...

Over 7.9 million people in the U.S. have a dual diagnosis according to a 2014 study by the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI). A “dual diagnosis” is the condition in which one is diagnosed with a mental illness as...

Forty million individuals in the U.S. have a mental illness or condition according to Mental Health America’s 2017 data. That’s one in five adults! What’s more is the disturbing decline of teen and young adult mental health. In the same...

Five years ago, family physician Pamela Wible began compiling a list of doctors who have completed suicide. Since then, she has documented 757 cases. She found that dying by suicide is one of the medical profession’s greatest risks. Doctors have...