Mental Health

Analysis of visits during the COVID-19 pandemic through mid-2024 suggests telehealth may contribute to widening gaps in mental health care access across economic groups.

Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Paul Nestadt says cutting NIH funding for suicide prevention research is 'not just a fiscal decision—it's a threat to human lives.'

With funding from the National Institutes of Health earmarked by the Autism CARES Act, researchers aim to pinpoint the environmental factors that increase a child's likelihood for developing autism.

We know that child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable. But we don’t talk about it like that. Talking about the reality of abuse matters. And talking about it means elevating survivor voices, demanding political leadership, and making the case for large-scale prevention.