Action on mental health needed for happier New Year
One of the things you can always count on this time of year are stories in the media about the…
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Visualizing the neglected burden of mental health problems
In the wake of numerous mass shootings seemingly tied to mental health issues, U.S. legislators from both parties – Paul…
Visualizing the most neglected disease: Mental illness
By Amy VanderZanden, special to Humanosphere Mental illness is one of the leading causes of disability around the world – and has…
Visualizing the global burden of mental illness in women
Mental health problems have a profound impact on men and women worldwide, but the toll of these diseases weighs most…
One student’s view of the UW global health and justice confab: Watermarks
Over the weekend, the University of Washington held a student-run conference on global health. This was the 9th year for…
The biggest non-story in global health
It’s what I like to call the “most neglected disease” in all of global health. Mental illness. Paul Southworth, a…
Why is mental illness so low on the global health agenda?
Flickr, by Dierk Schaefer Seattle recently hosted a big international meeting in which many of the world’s leaders in the…