Breaking COVID-19’s chain of transmission requires effective physical distancing, contact tracing and rapid analyses of demographic data to reveal illness clusters and populations at high risk, such as people older than 65, Latinos and Blacks.
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…
