More than 70 million U.S. adults live with physical, sensory, cognitive, developmental, or intellectual disabilities. These individuals are more than twice as likely than other adults to report suicidality, 1.8 times as likely to have an alcohol use disorder, and 2.7 times as likely to have any other type of substance use disorder.
In 2023, just 18% of people with an opioid use disorder (OUD) received any medication to treat it, despite the availability of therapies that have…
In this episode, Christina Towers, a cancer cell biologist from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, explains how cancer cells can adapt their metabolic processes—through…
Across the country, governors continue to make behavioral health a priority—using their State of the State, budget, and inaugural addresses to highlight investments in behavioral…
Each year, suicide and drug- and alcohol-related deaths account for more than 200,000 lives lost and hundreds of billions of dollars in medical, economic, and…
Stigma surrounds two growing public health problems in the United States: substance use disorder and suicide. In this episode of “Mental Health in America,” Sheri…
Methadone is a proven medication for treating opioid addiction, a disorder that has contributed to about 100,000 U.S. deaths a year since 2021. Yet stigma…
A state of emergency—including those caused by natural disasters such as the recent wildfires around Los Angeles—can have serious implications for access to treatment for…
According to Pew Research Center, 55% of U.S. parents report being extremely or very concerned about the mental health of teens today.
When she was getting ready for her first day as a mental health therapist at an elementary school near Washington, D.C., Stacey Baxter—now a senior…
Across the country, governors continue to make behavioral health a priority—using their State of the State, budget, and inaugural addresses to highlight investments in behavioral…
