Sisterhood Heals
A popular new book from therapist and podcaster Joy Harden Bradford, who works to provide healing to Black women and girls. Plus, easy access – and the risk of overspending – can make on-line shopping highly stressful.
Rob's Latest Articles
Islamophobia’s Mental Health Toll
Today, a story that highlights the mental distress suffered by Muslims living in Metro Detroit. And studies reveal links between domestic violence and traumatic brain injury.
Recovered addicts help revive Kentucky towns
Recovered addicts are helping small town Kentucky rebuild from the ravages of the opioid epidemic. New research finds Viagra may help aging brains. And more.
A Must-Read in NY Times: Voices of America’s Homeless
Listen to the voices and stories of homeless people – in their own words – thanks to a beautifully realized special feature from the New York Times Opinion section. Also: two stories related to California's Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom's controversial effort to remake mental health services in California.
The worksite therapist will see you now (discreetly)
More companies are offering employees a new benefit: onsite therapy. A Louisville program is making mental health care more accessible to the hearing-impaired.
Sleep: an underappreciated mental health fix
Chronic insomnia can exacerbate mental health conditions, but sleep researchers have strategies that help. And a troubled former football player with a history of psychosis dies tragically – while in LA County's custody.
New Immigrants Cope with Trauma in Chicago
New immigrants in Chicago find support for the trauma they’ve endured. A film about a country that prioritizes people's happiness. And the field of addiction medicine shifts as the definition of sobriety becomes more flexible.
California May Extend 5150 Power to More Clinicians
State senators pass a bill to allow mental health professionals put people in involuntary psychiatric holds. Ketamine clinics are proliferating across the US, with mixed results. And more.
Retired General Declares War on Stigma
A retired 2-star general is taking up a new fight: urging people with bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions to get the help he long avoided.
The Volunteers Who Cope with Trauma
For the Israeli volunteers who recover bodies of the dead, the memories of Oct. 7 may never fade. Few people with mental illness make it through a California pre-trial diversion program that aims to keep them out of prison.
The VA Will Fund Psychedelic Research
For the first time since the 1960s, the VA is ready to fund research into the use of psychedelics for PTSD and depression. “Safe bathrooms” emerge as a harm-reduction measure for overdoses in Boston.
Reveling in Apricity
Feeling SAD? Try “reveling in apricity.” Assisted suicide may soon be available to Canadians suffering from mental illness. And cardiac psychologists know you can't separate the body and the mind.
Medicare Expands Therapy. Prisoners Care for Cats
Millions of seniors on Medicare just gained greater access to mental health services. And cats in Chile’s largest prison offer love and purpose to the confined.
Writing MindSite News newsletters has made me a better parent
For two years now, I’ve been privileged to write newsletters for MindSite News. The opportunity has influenced my life in ways I didn’t anticipate. It pushes me to search publications all over the nation for mental health news that can educate, inform, and inspire readers to action on issues related to mental health.
Pot and Pregnancy: a Risky Combination
New study finds exposure to marijuana use during pregnancy raises infant health risks. Plus, hairdressers in Africa join the ranks of lay people providing mental health support.
A City Fails Its People
A New York Times investigation uncovered a poorly managed system of care for the city’s most severely mentally ill that put lives at risk.
Cards to Cue Your ‘Well Self’ to Leave Breadcrumbs for your ‘Unwell Self’ – and Remind it to Remember the Light
Mental illness is a clever, hard-to-kill beast, and escaping it is akin to defeating a cluster of wild boar. But with proper strategy and weaponry, the invasive species can be taken down. These cue cards may help.
Tribute to Rosalynn Carter, a Tireless Voice for Mental Health
Over a span of span of six decades, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was a tireless advocate who fought to transform the way that mental illness – and the people who experience mental health conditions – were viewed and treated. She died Sunday at the age of 96.
RIP Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of Mental Health
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, one of the country's most prominent and effective mental health advocates, has died. MindSite News Founding Editor Rob Waters has a tribute. Slots for children needing long-term residential mental health treatment are disappearing. And a little anxiety, it turns out, is normal and healthy.
Spreading Big Joy – Good for Mental Health
A mentorship program provides support for caregivers of people with dementia. A research project spreads Big Joy.
Diá de los Muertos: Grief Next to Joy
An appreciation for Día de los Muertos and its ability to help us cope with grief. And a new study suggests that the 988 hotline needs to keep improving.
Constant Fear, Death All Around: A Palestinian Psychologist Is Distraught For Her Family and the Impact of War on Gaza’s Children
Dr. Iman Farajallah, a California-based psychologist who grew up in Gaza, talks about her research on the widespread, severe trauma that was afflicting Palestinian children – even before the brutal war now underway.
Extreme Heat Hits Unhoused Hard
Residents of East Atlanta are helping fund a social worker to reduce homelessness in their community. Fresno grapples with an expanding homeless population amid extreme temperatures.
70, and Sleeping in His Car
An L.A. program in L.A. helps unhoused older adults sleep in their cars overnight – and tries to get them into actual housing. And the FDA issues a warning on ketamine.
A Therapist Who Puts Community at the Center of Healing Reflects on the Conflict in Israel and Gaza – and the Real Lessons of 9/11
Jack Saul led a community healing effort in New York after 9/11. He has seen the psychological impact of collective trauma throughout the world and worries that Israel is now making the same mistakes that the U.S. made back then.
