TAPS stands for Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors and is a website dedicated to supporting Veterans and surviving Veteran families. If you are a Veteran and need assistance, help, or have suicidal thoughts please call the Veteran Crisis Line at…
Austin Perlmutter M.D. As of 2023, the United States has almost 250 million social media users. That number climbs to nearly 5 billion people worldwide and is expected to reach 6 billion by 2027. The average person spends an astonishing two…
Center for Disease Control August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. It’s a day to: We wanted to spread awareness Hashtags: #IOAD2023 #EndOverdose You can inform others of what can be done to…
CooperRiis Healing Community By: Kimberly Nelson, MA with Courtney Kelly Receiving a diagnosis is a significant milestone on the road to recovery. It clarifies courses of treatment, supplies precedent, and gives rhyme and reason to symptoms that may otherwise be…
Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. The poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote of sheltering his soul “among remote lost objects, in some dark and silent place” (Rilke, 1907/1995). Those who grieve the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or something that…
Austin Perlmutter M.D. The 2023 summer saw record-breaking heat, with one of the hottest months in recorded history occurring in July. It’s well known that excess heat leads to health problems like heat exhaustion, dehydration, and heat stroke. But higher…
Sandra Parker Ph.D. Climate disasters, power-hungry narcissists, fake news, identity theft, rising food prices … Has a sense of overwhelm begun to permeate as you scroll through your feed? Do you feel a certain weariness around caring? If so, you are not alone; compassion…
Rubin Khoddam Ph.D. Incidence of Concurrent Conditions A significant statistical connection exists between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction. In the general population, approximately 3-7 percent of people grapple with a substance use disorder (SUD). However, when examining those with PTSD, the prevalence of…
John Flynn M.D. Substance use disorders are a growing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the United States, excessive alcohol use is responsible for 1 in 8 deaths in adults aged 20-64. [1] More than 106,000 people in the U.S. died…
Peter Gray Ph.D. Schooling has a halo around it in society’s eyes, and halos tend to interfere with perception and judgment. Maybe that’s why nearly everyone, including journalists, whose job it should be to keep their eyes and minds open…