- March 15, 2022Source: Connecticut Magazine
Want to improve your mental health? Start with self-care
- March 02, 2022
Collective action helps young adults deal with climate change anxiety
- February 14, 2022
Thorne Prize Winner April Koh, YC ’16, Recognized for Success
- February 02, 2022Source: Community Mental Health Journal
Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda
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
Recent Publications
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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
Centers and other resources
for Faculty working in this area.