Prison Reform

Why Did a Man Starve to Death in an Arkansas Jail?

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Jan 16, 2023 Because of multiple broken systems. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Labor

Farmworkers’ Working and Living Conditions Take a Mental Health Toll

Pilar Marrero / Capital & Main Dec 27, 2022 Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma and the harsh effects of COVID-19 with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Military

Ready, Set, Reset

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 7, 2022 The notion of psychedelic treatment as a “reset” for the brain has become exceedingly popular, but the expectations instilled by this type of language can be harmful to patients. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Not Giving Up on Happiness: Care of the Self and Well-Being in a Plague Year

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Teachers Demonstrate How to Save America’s Public Services

By Sarah Lahm / Independent Media Institute Feb 28, 2020 Educators in St. Paul, Minnesota, may walk off the job in March in an effort to shift the politics over what the public funds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Crash Course on How to Handle Homelessness

By Joel Bellman Nov 15, 2019 Here’s why previous efforts haven’t worked, and what to do instead, from an education gleaned in the streets of Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

We’re Having the Wrong Mental Health Conversation

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 18, 2019 Two crises facing Americans—mental health and homelessness—are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse. Dig deeper ( 28 Min. Read )

Trump Eyes Mental Institutions as Answer to Gun Violence

By KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Aug 30, 2019 Experts warn the president's reported plan will do little to save lives and reflects outdated thinking on the treatment of mental illness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Chronic Illness Killing Generations of Men

By Josh Cook / Los Angeles Review of Books Jul 5, 2019 Jared Yates Sexton traces the roots of “toxic masculinity” running through his life back to WWII, and charts a hopeful path forward. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Deadly Epidemic Is Hitting Trump Supporters the Hardest

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Jun 19, 2019 White working class suicide rates are rising to epidemic proportions—with a helping hand from Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

‘Florida Man’ Jokes Are an Excuse to Laugh at the Poor

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Mar 21, 2019 Those with drug and mental health problems also are targets of a media and public obsessed with clickbait.   Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Mental Health Crisis Afflicting America’s Youth Is All Too Real

Jean Twenge / The Conversation Mar 15, 2019 Researchers have remained skeptical, but data indicate that teens face an epidemic of anguish that is nothing short of staggering. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )