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National Recovery Month: Community Members Matter
Substance use disorders are all too common. In 2025, roughly one in six Americans aged 12 years or older reported experiencing a substance use disorder in the last year. Yet, these disorders can be invisible to the people around us.
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From Lived Experience to Lived Expertise: The System
This second post of three focuses on the experiences of our three storytellers in carceral settings.
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From Lived Experience to Lived Expertise: Origins
We share the stories of three individuals who came of age in different regions and decades but whose lives are united by common themes. When institutions fail in their duty to recognize and respond to children in crisis, unmet needs become entry into the justice system.
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APA Leaders Bring Expertise to the 2026 World Congress of Psychiatry
This September, leaders from across the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Psychiatric Association (APAF) will join colleagues from around the world at the 2026 World Psychiatric Association (WPA) World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Art Opening Minds: When Documentaries Spark Discussions of Mental Health
The experience of being moved by a piece of art is universal. Voices With Impact, a program created by 501(c)(3) Art Opening Minds, exposes the intersections of art and mental health by funding and showcasing short films with messages about mental wellness.
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Organizational Resilience with Javeed Sukhera, M.D., and the Center for Workplace Mental Health
The landscape of work in America has rarely been more fraught than in 2026. Hiring freezes, surprise layoffs, and entry-level roles that require five years of experience are becoming the norm, and those who are employed often find that workplace stress follows them home.
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Preserving the Legacy of Black Psychiatry with the 2026 Fuller Awardee
Solomon Carter Fuller, known as the first Black psychiatrist in America, broke ground in the study of brain diseases and published his vital findings during an epoch in U.S. history that would have erased him from memory.
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Who Holds Your Ladder? Community Care as a Key Contributor to Mental Health
This Mental Health Awareness Month, I've been reflecting on human connection and how essential it is to our well-being. Humans are social beings, and we were never meant to go through life independently, but these days, many people are struggling with isolation and loneliness.
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Health Workers Are Humans, Too: National Nurses Week with Corey Feist, J.D., M.B.A.
Compassionate frontline clinicians like nurses are easy to perceive as superhumans with boundless energy to heal and nurture their patients.
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Retracing Your Steps: Leaders with Lived Experience Strengthen Mental Health Support Systems
“My journey begins and ends with mental health challenges. From my standpoint, there’s no shame in that. I’m happy to have that information out, to share about the challenges I’ve faced and the help that’s out there,” said Dennis Dee, Executive Director of the Father McKenna Center.
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A New Framework for Evaluating Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are serious medical conditions characterized by disturbances in eating patterns that result in significant psychosocial impairment. They are among the most lethal psychiatric conditions due to high rates of medical complications and suicide.
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MLK Day and the Movement for a Mentally Healthy Nation for All
The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is not easily summarized. Dr. King’s advocacy and community outreach in the fields of human rights, anti-racism, and non-violent social change defined the Civil Rights Movement.
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