This month, the American Medical Association (AMA) officially released an ambitious three-year plan to dismantle structural racism within their organization by addressing past harms and examining institutional roles that uphold these structures. AMA launched this work in 2019, but the events of 2020 and 2021 highlighted the pervasiveness of racial inequity in health care and emphasizing… Read More »
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline. WebMD poll of 3,101 readers, May 3-4, 2020. CDC: “Stress and Coping.” American Psychiatric Association: “Coping After Disaster.” Kaiser Family Foundation: “The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use.” Simon: “Reopening Update.” Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations:… Read More »
Bertha Billingsworth (BB for short) is basically a happy person until she has to take a test. To her, the word test stands for Terrible Every Single Time, because that’s how she does on them, TERRIBLE! Whenever I see or hear the word test,The hair on the back of my neck stands up.My face turns… Read More »