Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 12, 2016
Societies around the world are suffering epidemics of mental illness because “human beings, the ultrasocial mammals, whose brains are wired to respond to other people, are being peeled apart.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 5, 2016
Jeff Wood is scheduled to be put to death by the state of Texas on Aug. 24, even though he never killed anyone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 27, 2016
The health professions make a grave mistake when they treat mental illnesses as “discrete brain conditions that are largely genetically determined and barely influenced by the slings and arrows of misfortune,” writes clinical psychologist and researcher Richard Bentall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 5, 2015
"If we're going to constantly use mentally ill people to dodge conversations about gun control," comedian John Oliver said angrily on Sunday's episode of "Last Week Tonight," "then the very least we owe them is a fucking plan." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 24, 2015
Whether a Truthdig series had anything to do with it or not, the mayor has committed to finding $100 million to get 10,000 people off the streets and into programs to help them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 18, 2015
The task is labor-intensive, beginning with interviewing one person at a time, and it requires perseverance, patience and a willingness to work against all odds. It is made no easier by a callous, Republican-controlled Congress. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
Although falling asleep, standing still and sitting down are all necessary for survival, more and more communities are treating these behaviors as crimes when done in public places by people with nowhere else to go. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Pamela Alma Weymouth / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
Whose rights are more important—those of people who seek to bear arms at any cost or those of people who want their children to live without fearing for their safety? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
While the popular idea is that the homeless are addicted or mentally ill, experts say a more common story goes like this: A single parent loses a job and ends up on the streets with his or her children. Meanwhile, officials say there is no political upside to solving the problem. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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