The COVID-19 pandemic and rise of social movements in 2020 underscored the importance of identifying concrete policies and practices to improve health equity—the guiding principle that disparities in health outcomes caused by factors such as race, income, or geography should be addressed and prevented, providing opportunities for all people to be as healthy as possible.
Pregnant people who take medications to assist their substance abuse recovery are often reported for child abuse and neglect under legal mandate. But in many…
New federal data shows that the suicide rate among Black youth ages 10 to 19 surpassed that of their White peers for the first time…
Pregnant people who take medications to assist their substance abuse recovery are often reported for child abuse and neglect under legal mandate. But in many…
North Carolina needs more providers offering treatment for opioid abuse now that the state has expanded Medicaid; Pew Charitable Trusts
More than a million people in America’s prisons and jails have behavioral health conditions. Many of them probably never needed to be there. This nation…
Pregnant people who take medications to assist their substance abuse recovery are often reported for child abuse and neglect under legal mandate. But in many…
Carrying naloxone can be a literal lifesaver for someone experiencing an opioid overdose. Kentucky’s state government set up a website to help people find local…
The most recent provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) demonstrates that suicide, including firearm suicide, remains a substantial public health…
In 2022, suicide claimed the lives of an estimated 49,449 people in the United States, making it the 11th leading cause of death nationwide. Research…
