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Toggle navigation Healthy Communities Online Home About Behavioral Health Resources Body Image Bullying Depression Feminism & Masculinity Grieving LGBTQIA Positive Thinking & Stress Management Self Help Healthy Communities Online Community Health Center How Could Medical Racism Fuel Soaring Black Youth Suicide Rate? Answers and Solutions How Could Medical Racism Fuel Soaring Black Youth Suicide Rate? Answers and Solutions May 8, 2024 Conversations on Health Care Black children ages 5 to 12 are twice as likely to die by suicide as their white counterparts, and the rate of suicides among Black teens is rising faster than any other racial/ethnic group. Those statistics are alarming to most people, but they’re not surprising to Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Chief Resident and Child Psychiatry Fellow Dr. Amanda J. Calhoun. Experiences of anti-Black racism affect kids before they are even born,” says Dr. Calhoun. The stress of anti-Black racism… Read More Read More Can Health Care Policy Take a Page from Recent Bipartisan Efforts? Can Health Care Policy Take a Page from Recent Bipartisan Efforts? May 1, 2024 Conversations on Health Care Originally broadcast on May 2, 2024 In the wake of recent bipartisan policy wins in Washington, can health care policy follow suit? Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), spoke with hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter about how the best solutions emerge from a solid understanding of the issues and the eventual give-and-take of political opponents. For example, The Milbank Memorial Fund’s 2024 Scorecard Report of The Health of U.S. Primary Care declared that… Read More Read More An Environmental Psychiatrist Explains Earth Anxiety As We Celebrate Earth Day An Environmental Psychiatrist Explains Earth Anxiety As We Celebrate Earth Day April 21, 2024 Conversations on Health Care As we mark Earth Day, we have just experienced the hottest March on record. But climate change’s impact isn’t stopping with the weather; it’s also affecting our mental health, says Dr. Gary Belkin, director of the Billion Minds Project at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Climate anxiety, which refers to having distressing feelings related to climate change impacts, is increasingly prevalent in communities where the impact is the most severe. And the problem is only getting worse. … Read More Read More Why NIH’s Dr. Collins Accompanies Opera’s Renee Fleming in Highlighting Music & Mind’s Power Why NIH’s Dr. Collins Accompanies Opera’s Renee Fleming in Highlighting Music & Mind’s Power April 17, 2024 Conversations on Health Care What happens when music therapists and neuroscientists team up? Patients win, says Dr. Francis Collins. From adults with Parkinson’s disease to children with autism, music has the power to help people walk, talk, ease pain and so much more. Dr. Collins recently stepped down from his role as the longest-serving director of National Institutes of Health. As he faces a personal battle against prostate cancer, he’s exploring the promising impact that music and art therapy could hold for patients with… Read More Read More Opera Superstar Renée Fleming & Experts Reveal How Music Can Make Us Healthier in New Book Opera Superstar Renée Fleming & Experts Reveal How Music Can Make Us Healthier in New Book April 8, 2024 Conversations on Health Care Originally published April 9, 2024 She’s received worldwide praise for singing at the Super Bowl, during a presidential inauguration and regularly for The Metropolitan Opera, but Renée Fleming is stretching her voice in new ways. She’s the editor of Music and Mind,” a curated collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators and health care providers about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience. Renée shares how she discovered her… Read More Read More Reporters’ Roundtable: Why Health Care Will Impact the Election—But to Whose Advantage? Reporters’ Roundtable: Why Health Care Will Impact the Election—But to Whose Advantage? April 3, 2024 Conversations on Health Care Originally published April 4, 2024 It’s about seven months to election day and our regular panel of health care journalists sees a lot of divisions in the electorate. Joyce Frieden, who’s in charge of MedPage Today’s coverage of Washington and health policy, says the debate over abortion is driving voter interest. Yet Ben Leonard, a health care reporter at POLITICO, notes that Republican voters place issues such as immigration ahead of health care. 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