US gun violence: half of people from Chicago witness a shooting by age 40, study suggests

Study following Chicagoans over a 25-year period suggests over half of the city’s Black and Hispanic population, and a quarter of its White population, have

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 9, 2023 • ~5 min

How young people of color can handle racial stressors

For many Black youth, contemporary life in the US involves a regular barrage of racial stressors. Here's why that's important to attend to.

Carrie Spector-Stanford • futurity
March 14, 2023 • ~9 min

Trends among children who threaten violence at school

New findings reveal diagnoses shared by children who threaten violence at school and underscore the importance of intervention.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
March 10, 2023 • ~5 min

Why fighting HIV means attending to trauma

Mental and psychosocial health challenges facing older adults with HIV/AIDS affect their well-being—and the trajectory of the virus.

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
Feb. 9, 2023 • ~5 min

Native Americans have experienced a dramatic decline in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic – but the drop has been in the making for generations

Unrelenting poverty, underemployment and historical trauma all contribute to the health challenges faced by Indigenous Americans.

Allison Kelliher, Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of North Dakota • conversation
Feb. 3, 2023 • ~8 min

Horror and anguish are playing out on repeat following the latest mass shooting – and the mental health scars extend far beyond those directly affected

Even people who are only indirectly exposed to these repeat tragedies, such as first responders and those affected by media coverage, can experience profound and long-lasting grief.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 • ~9 min

Firearm injuries damage children’s mental health

New mental health diagnoses are more likely after a childhood firearm injury than after a vehicle crash, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~5 min

Firearm injuries damage children’s mental health

New mental health diagnoses are more likely after a childhood firearm injury than after a vehicle crash, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~5 min

UK policing: psychological damage among officers heightened by bad working conditions

Nationwide study of over 12,000 officers suggests rates of trauma-induced disorder Complex PTSD are exacerbated by factors such as too little time and support,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 19, 2022 • ~6 min

Flatworms and mussels inspire life-saving medical glue

Drawing inspiration from flatworms and mussels, researchers have created a medical adhesive that stops blood loss and could save lives.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Oct. 14, 2022 • ~3 min

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