Suicide Prevention Awareness: “Creating hope through action.” September is National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and the 2nd leading cause of…
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Why Overdose Awareness Matters More Than Ever International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, began in Australia 20 years ago to raise awareness of overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and remind us of the grief felt by the families and friends of those who have died…
Protecting Minority Mental Health in the U.S. Mental illness is stigmatized in the U.S. and even more among minority communities and communities of color both nationally and internationally. To help combat the mental illness stigma, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as “Bebe Moore…
Mobile Clinics Tested as a Way to Treat Substance Use Disorders Mobile health units may be able to help manage HIV infections and opioid use disorder. A clinical trial, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute on…
What You Need to Know About PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) first entered the lexicon when the American Psychiatric Association added it to its third edition of the association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980. But PTSD has been around much longer…
Raise Your Mental Health Awareness Mental Health Awareness Month each May is a good reminder to learn more about the range of mental illnesses that people experience, and how we can promote and enable well-being for all individuals. This includes becoming familiar with more commonly…
How We Can Work Together to Fight Alcoholism April is Alcohol Awareness Month. In “How We Can Work Together to Fight Alcoholism,” published online in Psychology Today, Dr. Anton C. Bizzell urges all Americans to fight the deadly epidemic of alcohol use and abuse among…
5 Tips for Developing COVID-19 Communications By: Trevis Cage and Eboni Jackson Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, communications professionals have been integrally involved in disseminating clear, accurate, and credible information vital to the public health response. COVID-19 created a global health crisis, necessitating a nimble process…
10 Tactics for Finding Happiness During Times of Isolation and Loneliness In a recent Real Simple feature titled “10 Tactics for Finding Happiness During Times of Isolation and Loneliness,” Dr. Anton C. Bizzell is among a group of leading experts offering some of his time-tested…
