Overwhelmed By COVID News? Here’s What To Monitor And What To Skip.
As we push through another year of the global coronavirus crisis, there’s no doubt that the devastating effects of the pandemic have taken a collective toll on our mental health. Staying informed about COVID-19 is critical, but it can also be triggering. Between new variants like omicron cropping up and thousands of people getting sick […]
New York City Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis
The New York City Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis Monday and passed a resolution that recognizes the impact racism has had on people of color. The board called on the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to take steps that will ensure a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. […]
What Not To Say To Someone Who Doesn’t Want To Be Alive Anymore
When it comes to suicide, we often operate from crisis mode. A lion’s share of the education around suicide prevention assumes that someone is actively harming themselves or on the verge of making a deadly decision. The reality is that suicidality exists on a spectrum. There’s an under-discussed gray area where people are struggling with […]
Q&A: Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Suicides in Healthcare Workers?
Tyler Black, MD, has been treating kids in crisis as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in emergency department and short-stay inpatient care for the past 12 years and has been researching suicide for about 15 years. He’s a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and […]