Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have introduced the Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act to increase the availability of mental health services to the underserved.
In honor of Pride Month, the Columbia Gender & Sexuality Program (CGSP) offers a family-friendly guide to support LGBTQIA+ youth and caregivers and to events taking place across the city.
A study led by Matisyahu Shulman, MD, found that rapid administration of extended-release naltrexone was effective compared with the standard procedure used in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Dr. Anne Marie Albano, who specializes in treating children, adolescents, and young adults, has seen an increase in the number of college-age students seeking therapy since the spring.
“It’s imperative that as schools re-open attention be paid to students’ social-emotional needs and ESS’s COPE 2.0 offers a roadmap to do just that,” said Linda Rosenberg, MSW.
"There may be wisdom in unlearning the decidedly adult tendency toward shame, guilt, and discontent, in favor of our earlier nature," writes Dr. Nitasha Shetty.
"This year, instead of resolving to start new behaviors, try capturing the ones you already do. They are your new habits," writes Dr. Deborah Cabaniss.
"It's easy to criticize the DSM, but at this point, it represents a system that is as good as we can have, given our current state of knowledge." says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.