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Is Medical Marijuana the Solution to the Veteran Opioid Crisis?

Studies suggest that medical cannabis might be an effective PTSD treatment. The VA has come out against bills that would allow for further research.

Christopher Jones

Greg Grey Cloud with his horse, "my friend, my horse nation relative, my brother Leon and I, sharing and trading back emotions and communicating."

Ideas

‘The Horse Nation Is Here for Us’: How Lakota Culture Is Helping Treat Child Trauma in South Dakota

Greg Grey Cloud is combining traditional Lakota horse rituals with equine therapy to treat PTSD—and much more.

Tony Rehagen

Students gather at a gun control rally at the U.S. Capitol on March 14th, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Students from area high schools participated in the event to mark the one-year anniversary of a nationwide gun violence walkout protest that was prompted by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Education

The Psychological Aftermath of Surviving School Shootings

The recent Parkland student suicides call attention to the long-term effects of school shootings on mental health, academic performance, and economic achievement.

Jared Keller

U.S. Army soldiers salute during the national anthem during the an anniversary ceremony of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 on September 11, 2011 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and after almost a decade war in Afghanistan, American soldiers paid their respects in a solemn observence of the tragic day.

Social Justice

Rethinking Our Approach to Mental Trauma

A conversation with psychologist Ken Falke, who uses the concept of post-traumatic growth—which emphasizes that there can be positive consequences to trauma and suffering—to help combat veteran suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Ethan Walker

A woman in silhouette gazes out a window (and is a neutral image for stories about stuff like depression)

Social Justice

Victims of Spousal Abuse Are Losing Their Children to Social Services

Across the country, there are hundreds of instances where children are removed from the custody of a parent who has suffered from domestic abuse at the hands of a partner.

Natalie Pattillo

Social Justice

For African-American Men, a Physical Injury Can Cause a Lot of Mental Pain

A new study finds that African-American men who are victims of a violent injury often pull away from their emotional support networks as a result, making recovery that much more difficult.

Candace Butera