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New Study Finds Japanese School Children Who Reported ‘Being Heard’ Were Five Times More Likely to Report Higher Quality of Life

November 05, 2024

Transformative “Positive Childhood Experiences” include children’s thoughts and opinions being heard, valued, and acted upon by the adults and caregivers in their lives.

Mental Health

Child and Adolescent Health

Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health

World Mental Health Day: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

October 10, 2023

How seven researchers are addressing mental health care as a human right.

Health Policy

Human Rights

Mental Health

Bloomberg School

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The Evidence—and Lack Thereof—About Cannabis

August 25, 2023

Science is trying to catch up as states legalize cannabis, social norms evolve, and an already intricate market of medical and recreational products charges forward.

Medicine

Mental Health

Substance Use Disorder

Bloomberg School

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Climate Change Drives Anxiety, Depression in the Sundarbans

July 28, 2023

As increasingly frequent and intense climate-change-driven cyclones batter the Sundarbans—destroying agriculture, shrinking incomes, and destabilizing housing—the resilience and mental health of the ecologically frail mangrove forest's people is being tested.

Environment

Mental Health

Global Health NOW

Pamela Collins, Global Mental Health Scholar, Joins Bloomberg School as Chair of Department of Mental Health

June 28, 2023

Collins plans to link domestic and global research, local knowledge, and lived experience to expand approaches to supporting mental health in the region and beyond.

International Health

Mental Health

Bloomberg School

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More than Health Benefits and a Fitness Room

June 23, 2023

Meaningful workplace wellness is possible in a culture where employers prioritize the mental health and well-being of employees. The intersection of public health, academia, and business is where it happens.

Mental Health

Noncommunicable Diseases

Bloomberg School

Mental Health Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of mental health? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Pamela Y. Collins

Professor

Mental Health

Elizabeth A. Stuart

Professor

Biostatistics

Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, uses statistical methods to help learn about the effects of public health programs and policies, often with a focus on mental health and substance use.

Laura K. Murray

Senior Scientist

Mental Health

Holly C. Wilcox

Professor

Mental Health

Holly Wilcox, PhD '03, MS, uses research to advance public health approaches to suicide prevention, including policies, early intervention, and chain of care approaches.

Mental Health

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New Study Finds Japanese School Children Who Reported ‘Being Heard’ Were Five Times More Likely to Report Higher Quality of Life

World Mental Health Day: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

The Evidence—and Lack Thereof—About Cannabis

Climate Change Drives Anxiety, Depression in the Sundarbans

Pamela Collins, Global Mental Health Scholar, Joins Bloomberg School as Chair of Department of Mental Health

More than Health Benefits and a Fitness Room

Mental Health Faculty Experts

Pamela Y. Collins

Elizabeth A. Stuart

Laura K. Murray

Holly C. Wilcox

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