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Cherise Greer

Here’s a list of ways to help women who’ve been incarcerated

Conflict

If you’d also like to get involved in solving the problem and help women who’ve been incarcerated, we’ve compiled a list of organizations and programs, below, that you can support.

A.D.H.D. an under- (and over-) diagnosed problem

Health & Medicine

Quietly shifting the war on drugs

The Army’s new approach to mental health

Health & Medicine
The World

Nairobi Glue Pusher Preys on Addicted Kids to Help Her Own

Conflict & Justice
The World

The Army’s New Approach to Mental Health

Health & Medicine

Mental health statics on America’s soldiers have seen dramatic rises in suicides, domestic abuse, and drug and alcohol addiction. Soldiers must now go through an online assessment of their emotional status and will be taught emotional resiliency.

Why We’re Losing the War on Drugs (And How to Win It)

The Global Commission on Drug Policy released a report on Thursday arguing the “global war on drugs as failed.” The findings detail how criminalization of drugs and drug users has led to devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world. With millions of people involved in the cultivation, production and distribution of illicit drugs […]

The World

Emotional depression, economic recession

Health & Medicine

The World Health Organization said last week that within the next 20 years, depression will become the largest health burden on society. But treatment for it is often underfunded, despite drastically affecting productivity in many countries.

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Recession depression and other woes of the employed

Business, Economics and Jobs

Nationwide reports of anxiety in the face trying economic times are so widespread that the federal government has put up website warnings about mental health. Pam Belluck is covering the story for the New York Times.