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RESEARCH WEEKLY: Black Sexual Minorities More Likely to Delay or Avoid Professional Mental Healthcare by Hope Parker (February 7, 2024) Black individuals who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community report higher levels of psychological distress than the general population. These higher levels of […]
February 02, 2024
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Black Sexual Minorities More Likely to Delay or Avoid Professional Mental HealthcareRESEARCH WEEKLY: Deaths from Suicide in 2022: A Summary of Trends and Policy Implications by Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez, PhD, Rebecca Marcolina, MPH, Research, Data, & Analytics Team, and John Snook, JD, Chief Policy Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute In this guest post, […]
February 02, 2024
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Deaths from Suicide in 2022: A Summary of Trends and Policy ImplicationsRESEARCH WEEKLY: Virginia State Hospital System’s Challenges By Shanti Silver (January 17, 2023) In December 2023, the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission staff released a report on Virginia’s nine state hospitals, including recommendations for the […]
January 01, 2024
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Virginia State Hospital System’s ChallengesRESEARCH WEEKLY: Racial disparities in psychiatric building assignment By Hope Parker (January 3, 2024) A new year brings new opportunities to advocate for effective, evidence-based care for people with severe mental illness. This January, Research Weekly will highlight […]
January 01, 2024
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Racial disparities in psychiatric building assignmentRESEARCH WEEKLY:Extreme heat and severe mental illness (November 8, 2023) The summer of 2023 was consideredthe summer of extreme heat in America, with temperatures reaching the triple digits in many states across the United States. In early […]
November 11, 2023
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY:Extreme heat and severe mental illnessRESEARCHWEEKLY: Life expectancy in bipolar disorder By Shanti Silver (November 1, 2023) Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania or hypomania. The disorder is estimated to impact more than […]
November 11, 2023
Read Post RESEARCHWEEKLY: Life expectancy in bipolar disorderResearch Weekly: October Research Roundup for Halloween By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq ResearchRoundup is a monthly public service of the Office ofResearchand Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness (SMI) and […]
October 10, 2023
Read Post Research Weekly: October Research Roundup for HalloweenRESEARCH WEEKLY: Experiences of Black adults in a locked emergency psychiatric unit By Hope Parker (October 16, 2023)Blackadultshave greater barriers to accessing psychiatric care, such as a higher prevalence of intergenerational poverty and underinsurance, than their white counterparts. However,Blackadultssimultaneously remain overrepresented in […]
October 10, 2023
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Experiences of Black adults in a locked emergency psychiatric unitRESEARCH WEEKLY: Grandiose delusions and treatment engagement By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (October 11, 2023) Grandiose delusions are false impressions of one’s own importance and can present in different ways. For example, an individual experiencing grandiose delusions may […]
October 10, 2023
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Grandiose delusions and treatment engagementRESEARCH WEEKLY: Increasing use of psychiatric advanced directives among people with SMI By Shanti Silver (October 4, 2023) A psychiatric advanced directive (PAD) is a way for people with severe mental illness to document their preferences for treatment in advance of an […]
October 10, 2023
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: Increasing use of psychiatric advanced directives among people with SMIRESEARCH WEEKLY: September Research Roundup, Hispanic Heritage Month This month’s roundup is in honor of Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month and highlights the experiences of Latino people whose lives are impacted by severe mental illness.This month’s roundup is […]
September 09, 2023
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: September Research Roundup, Hispanic Heritage MonthRESEARCH WEEKLY: The challenges of parenting with SMI By Shanti Silver (September 20, 2023) Approximately4% of parents in the United States live with a serious mental illness. While there has been a growing awareness of the unique challenges […]
September 09, 2023
Read Post RESEARCH WEEKLY: The challenges of parenting with SMI