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Author Archives: Don Sapatkin

Don Sapatkin is an independent journalist who reports on science and health care. His primary focus for nearly two decades has been public health, especially policy, access to care, health disparities and behavioral health, notably opioid addiction and treatment. Sapatkin previously was a staff editor for Politico and a reporter and editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and is based in Philadelphia. He can be reached at info@mindsitenews.org

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Mental health and democracy

by Don Sapatkin October 2, 2023October 1, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News

Seven U.S. Surgeons General say the mental health crisis is a threat not just to individuals, but to our democracy. Why feeling that you matter … matters. The Peace Corps draws a lawsuit for mental health-related discrimination.

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Stonewalled in Philadelphia

by Don Sapatkin September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Schizophrenia Far More Common than Previously Thought, Study Finds

by Don Sapatkin September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Federal Appeals Court Revives Legal Battle for Health Insurance Parity

by Don Sapatkin August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Millions Being Cut off Medicaid: How Will it Impact Mental Health?

by Don Sapatkin August 21, 2023August 20, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Soda bad for mental health, study finds

by Don Sapatkin August 14, 2023August 13, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Now There’s a Pill for Postpartum Depression

by Don Sapatkin August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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RIP Sinéad O’Connor: Mourning a Courageous Songwriter

by Don Sapatkin July 31, 2023July 30, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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One year, 4 million conversations: the 988 suicide & crisis helpline

by Don Sapatkin July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A Therapist’s Paean to Taylor Swift

by Don Sapatkin June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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An Interview with New York City’s Health chief

by Don Sapatkin June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Easing Girls’ Trauma at School

by Don Sapatkin June 12, 2023June 13, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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An Awakening – and a Wakeup Call

by Don Sapatkin June 5, 2023June 4, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
Handsome young Latino man dancing exuberantly in his wheelchair
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#DisabledJoy Lives On

by Don Sapatkin May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Does Therapy Really Work?

by Don Sapatkin May 22, 2023May 21, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Can a Psychedelic Clinical Trial Really Be Blinded?

by Don Sapatkin May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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In New York, moral outrage and human care

by Don Sapatkin May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Not My Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s

by Don Sapatkin May 1, 2023May 8, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A town that takes care of its own

by Don Sapatkin April 24, 2023April 23, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Virtual Reality Meets Telehealth

by Don Sapatkin April 17, 2023April 18, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A healing place for Cambodian immigrants

by Don Sapatkin April 10, 2023April 9, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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“Depression is treatable and treatment works”

by Don Sapatkin April 3, 2023April 2, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A comeback for Dr. Freud

by Don Sapatkin March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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You say your Adderall isn’t Adderalling?

by Don Sapatkin March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Mental Health Parity: the Legal Battle Continues

by Don Sapatkin March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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New York Mayor Broadens Mental Health Plan

by Don Sapatkin March 6, 2023March 5, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A radical response to a historic crisis

by Don Sapatkin February 27, 2023February 26, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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For Depression and Anxiety, Exercise Better Than Meds or Therapy: Study

by Don Sapatkin February 26, 2023March 1, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Troubling fantasies from Bing’s chatbot

by Don Sapatkin February 20, 2023February 19, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The power of touch

by Don Sapatkin February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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It’s true: Air pollution is depressing

by Don Sapatkin February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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CA wins right to enroll incarcerated in Medicaid

by Don Sapatkin January 30, 2023January 29, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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How Matisse moved from anxiety to creativity

by Don Sapatkin January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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On MLK Jr. Day, a self-care reminder

by Don Sapatkin January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Insurers with Medicare contracts impede treatment access

by Don Sapatkin January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The Top Mental Health Stories of 2022

by Don Sapatkin January 4, 2023January 6, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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ER Visits for Kids: Not a Good Way to Address Mental Health Crises

by Don Sapatkin January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Coping with suicides and myths

by Don Sapatkin December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Selena Gomez, goblin mode and the gut-brain connection

by Don Sapatkin December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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NY mayor’s plan to force mentally ill off streets

by Don Sapatkin December 5, 2022December 4, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Listening to bird songs reduces anxiety

by Don Sapatkin October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day

by Don Sapatkin October 10, 2022October 9, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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One hundred points of light

by Don Sapatkin October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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New Kaiser Report: The Pandemic Hammered our Mental Health –
Especially for People of Color

by Don Sapatkin September 28, 2022October 2, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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“It’s not just you,” says the NY Times

by Don Sapatkin September 26, 2022September 25, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Nursing a vulnerability hangover

by Don Sapatkin September 19, 2022September 18, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Calls to 988 crisis line jump in 1st month

by Don Sapatkin September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Kids who bully themselves online

by Don Sapatkin September 6, 2022September 5, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Can psilocybin therapy help curb heavy drinking?

by Don Sapatkin September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Take-home ketamine?

by Don Sapatkin August 29, 2022August 28, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Computer Simulations Reveal Communities’ Mental Health Needs

by Don Sapatkin August 24, 2022August 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Big decision for Gavin Newsom

by Don Sapatkin August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Will California limit solitary confinement?

by Courtney Wise and Don Sapatkin August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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As school resumes, mental health worries grow

by Don Sapatkin August 15, 2022August 14, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The unraveling of Go Ask Alice

by Don Sapatkin August 8, 2022August 7, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Alleged fraud rocks Alzheimer’s research

by Don Sapatkin August 1, 2022July 31, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Predicting suicide by gun

by Don Sapatkin July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Michael Pollan Docuseries Explores the World of Psychedelics

by Don Sapatkin July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Voices of suicide survivors

by Don Sapatkin July 11, 2022July 10, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The business case for neurodiversity

by Don Sapatkin July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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SCOTUS ruling “pushing people into a psychological crisis”

by Don Sapatkin June 27, 2022July 5, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A new transgender divide

by Don Sapatkin June 21, 2022July 5, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Scam alert for mental health professionals

by Don Sapatkin June 13, 2022July 5, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Pandemic deaths soared for mentally ill

by Don Sapatkin June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Death rates increased the most during pandemic for people with mental illness and brain disorders, Medicare data shows

by Don Sapatkin June 5, 2022June 6, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Selling fentanyl by Snapchat

by Don Sapatkin May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Walking and talking for mental health

by Don Sapatkin May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A cultural mindshift on OCD

by Don Sapatkin May 9, 2022May 8, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

To help children, help their Moms

by Don Sapatkin May 2, 2022May 1, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Did self-interest kill Colorado mental health reform?

by Don Sapatkin April 25, 2022April 24, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The war on school mental health

by Don Sapatkin April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Doctors with autism

by Don Sapatkin April 11, 2022April 10, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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On Black joy, person-centered therapy, and more

by Don Sapatkin April 4, 2022April 5, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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High Noon for Librarians

by Don Sapatkin March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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New Ruling Undermines Battle to Require Parity in Insurance Coverage for Mental Health

by Don Sapatkin March 25, 2022December 28, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

TikTok’s obsession with narcissism

by Don Sapatkin March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

A pep talk from kindergarteners

by Don Sapatkin March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

What makes Putin so callous?

by Don Sapatkin March 7, 2022March 15, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

Rocks that inspire, offering beauty and hope

by Don Sapatkin February 28, 2022February 27, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

Finding solace in play

by Don Sapatkin February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

One family’s struggle for parity

by Don Sapatkin February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inInvestigations

A Timeline of Parity Laws and Enforcement

by Don Sapatkin February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inInvestigations

A Family’s Struggle to Care for Son’s Autism Reveals Gaps in Mental Health Parity Laws

by Don Sapatkin February 13, 2022November 28, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inPolicy Tracker

With New Report, Biden Administration Takes on Insurers Over Mental Health Failings

by Don Sapatkin January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inPolicy Tracker

Biden Administration Taking Aggressive Steps to Enforce 25-Year-Old Mental Health Parity Law

by Don Sapatkin January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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“There’s two different Americas in mental health”

by Don Sapatkin December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inNewsletters

Getting help in the military about to become easier

by Don Sapatkin December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 Why you can trust MindSite News
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