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. Katherine Elkington, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University, discusses the complex connection between suicide and substance use in adolescents.
“There’s a social dimension to health that we’ve completely overlooked in our scramble to find the best and most cutting-edge medical care,” writes Dr. Kelli Harding in her new book The Rabbit Effect.
Dr. Blake Zakarin discusses the relationship between sleep, mental health, and suicide in adolescents and steps we can all take to improve the quality of our sleep.
“If we invest in systems to ensure all people can get the treatment they need, we will have a healthier and stronger society,” writes Dr. Obianuju O. Berry
Dr. Rachel Marsh’s Cognitive Development and Neuroimaging Laboratory studies the mechanisms in the brain that underlie an individual’s ability to self-regulate.
Dr. Ali Mattu’s new A&E series “The Employables” follows people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and Tourette's syndrome as they search for work.
“If a study conducted ten years ago suggested that cannabis was safe, how does one extrapolate those findings for today’s teen?” writes Dr. Ardesheer Talati.