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Use of the term “compliance” instead of “adherence” by healthcare regulatory entities and organizations, plus practitioners, health systems and their and employees condones the blaming of patients for poor outcomes. It’s time to change this practice!

Trauma-informed care has been around for awhile... There is no real universal definition of the approach so here is how I explain it: We used to hold a narrow understanding of trauma thinking it was only the minority of the population that experienced trauma. We used to think trauma-informed care was only reserved for mental health and healthcare providers providing specific trauma interventions. What we now know is that virtually everyone has experienced trauma. We know for a fact that...

Many individuals agree that the suicide rates for older adults age 60 and above continue to increase. There are many aspects of life that determine the thought of suicide in older patients. Depression is a significant cause of suicide, as this population is unable to enjoy life as a result of burdensome health issues, reoccurring death, and the lack of independence and respect. Providers should taken into consideration the physical and mental aspects of providing services to older adults...

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16 Strong Project is excited to be recruiting for our Youth Advocacy Board! Applications are due by Friday, September 8th! Our goal is to involve youth in our program and resource development as well as provide guidance to this group to be leaders and advocates around ACEs and PACEs in their own schools and communities. Together, we are combatting the youth mental health crisis by empowering youth leaders and uplifting youth voices. We are looking for a group of creative, resourceful,...

A look back from a future in which racism is no more—inspiring us to start taking positive action today. "It's the year 2050… and racism has ended." Could this really be our future? If so, what has to happen now to achieve such a radical change? In How We Ended Racism , Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski reveal a path for real and lasting global impact—not just talking about it, studying it, or making small steps, but actually ending racism in one generation. Written for...

The bicycle lanes on Kottbusser Damm in Berlin started as a pop-up and have since been made permanent. Credit: Dan Gearino By Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News, August 24, 2023 One of my first impressions upon returning to Berlin after four years was that there were more bicycles than before. Bicycles were just about everywhere, on streets and sidewalks, in parks and carried onto trains. The growth of bicycle traffic followed two big events. First was a law passed in 2018 by the equivalent of...

“Gun violence prevention isn’t in my job title, but so much of my work involves me helping young people cope with and curb community violence,” writes LaToya Winton of Communities In Schools of Chicago. Above, attendees of a 2018 rally to bring attention to gun violence in Chicago. John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images By La Toya Winton, Chalkbeat Chicago, August 18, 2023 Half of Chicagoans will witness a shooting before they turn 40. And the average age of a...

By Rachel Zimmerman, Illustration: George Wylesol/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, August 24, 2023 When it comes to microbiome health, many people focus on the foods that will help the trillions of good bacteria in their guts thrive. But less is known about how other factors like stress and trauma influence our gut health. A provocative study suggests that a mother’s stress may leave a lasting scar on future generations by impacting the makeup of her child’s gut microbiome. The gut...

Funeral at Dolores Mission Church, Boyle Heights, CA, by Celeste Fremon, Photoshop alterations also via CF By Samuel Karim, Witness LA, August 23, 2023 My time spent in unsafe neighborhoods and unsafe prisons has taught me a secret: Most people in urban America and locked up suffer from what I consider to be a serious mental health affliction. That problem is what I call “Hood PTSD,” a type of post-traumatic stress disorder . People raised in poorer areas with more violence across the U.S.

Brandon Masters at his home in San Antonio. Masters spent about $22,000 last year caring for his teenage son Braylon, who has bipolar disorder. When Masters developed a rash on the back of his arms and neck last year, his doctor told him it was connected to stress. (LISA KRANTZ FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS) By Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News, August 14, 2023 After her teenage daughter attempted suicide and began to cycle through emergency rooms and mental health programs during the past three years,...