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

• Health Affairs
  Out-of-Network Mental Health Care
  
• JAMA Pediatrics
  Prevalence of Bullying Among Youth Classified as LGBTQ
  
• Journal of Traumatic Stress
  Trauma Exposure and Mental Health
• Psychiatric Services
  Outpatient Mental Health Service