It was while traveling in Thailand after graduating from college that Duane Dunston became aware of modern-day slavery, through local press reports of families selling their children and women forced into sex work. "The issue of human...
Can’t take a compliment? Feel like a fake? Convinced you’ll be unmasked at any moment? Welcome to the secret circle of high achievers suffering from Impostor Syndrome. The Savvy Psychologist explains how to recognize it, where...
Youth suicide is a major problem in the United States, but being alert to the warning signs can help avert tragedy, experts say. Thousands of teens take their own lives every year, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent...
In any given year, only 60% of people with a mental illness get mental health care. As a result, family members and caregivers often play a large role in helping and supporting them. Millions of people have experienced the thoughts and questions you...
Teens in the U.S. have more availability of mental health care than they did two years ago, according to a survey from the University of Michigan National Voices Project, but access is not equal in all communities. The University of Michigan...
They’re crying out for help. But will anyone listen? They are African-American men, struggling with mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder—many are veterans, but many more are civilians struggling in secret, ashamed....
Walkability is not only good for you: It’s a highly desired characteristic of housing and neighborhoods. I’ve written before about the connection between walkable neighborhoods and higher housing values, reduced rates of...
Spouses of patients receiving hospice for three or more days more frequently reported reduced depression symptoms, compared to surviving spouses of patients who did not receive hospice, according to a study led by researchers at the Icahn...
Children are more likely to use their strengths to effectively cope with minor stress in their life if they have parents who adopt a strength-based approach to parenting. In a groundbreaking study published recently in the...
Ask city-dwellers to describe what, precisely, gentrification is you’ll get an array of answers. The term is a murky one, used to describe the many different ways through which money and development enter poorer or less developed...
Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) ]Through Family-Focused Services for Families Dealing with Substance Use Disorders Rita* was a homeless, struggling Mom, using drugs with her boyfriend, who had given her children to her mom...
This recent Star Tribune article by James Eli Shiffer hits on a touchstone to light the fire needed to fix child well-being, racial disparity, schools, juvenile justice and public safety in our community. "Trying to get information out of...
Now, they greet him and start a conversation. "It takes a lot longer to walk down the halls," said Satterberg, the elected prosecutor in Seattle's King County. The friendlier attitude reflects a campaign underway here and elsewhere around the...
A person is considered to be a cancer survivor from the time of cancer diagnosis until the end of life. There are almost 14.5 million cancer survivors alive in the United States today. That number will grow to almost 19 million by 2024. It is...
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is giving 20 jails of all sizes $150,000 each to come up with ways to reduce the number of people unnecessarily behind bars. The grants are the first step in the Chicago-based charitable group's...