Mental Health

Using the latest research methods and community interventions, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health seek to understand and improve mental health outcomes in a variety of contexts. These include:

• How substance use affects mental health
• Attitudes and stigma toward aging and its effects on mental health
• The effects of caregiving on the mental health of the caregiver and patient
• Interventions to improve mental health outcomes in the LGBTQ community
• The effect of stigma, discrimination and racism on mental health
• How use of emerging technologies improve mental health outcomes
• Interventions to improve mental health and reduce suicide in global settings
• How maternal depression affects birth outcomes and parenting
• Resilience of refugees and the role of violence and trauma in their lives
• Survivorship
• How one’s social networks and physical environment influence their mental health
• Health care use and policy influence on mental health

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  Racial and Gender Discrimination Predict Mental Health Outcomes among Healthcare Workers Beyond Pandemic-Related Stressors: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey
• Psychiatry Online
  Current Capacity and Future Implementation of Mental Health Services in U.S. LGBTQ Community Centers
• Social Science and Medicine
  Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
• JAMA Network Open
  Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance