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New Study Highlights the Burden of Social Determinants of Health on Suicide Risk Among U.S. Veterans
A new study led by researchers at the National Center for PTSD, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and Yale School of Medicine, including first author Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, provides one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of how cumulative social disadvantage is linked to suicide risk among U.S. military veterans. The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.
- December 11, 2025Source: AARP
Secondary caregivers are the quiet forces orbiting the primary caregiver, who step in to steady the system when the daily strain becomes too much, says Joan Monin, professor of public health at Yale University.
- December 10, 2025
A new pair of studies from Yale School of Public Health suggests that when a parent is living with dementia or depression, the consequent financial stress becomes a hidden source of emotional turmoil for millions of U.S. families.
- December 03, 2025Source: The New York Times
YSPH psychologist John Pachankis discusses the mental health effects of ‘masking’ in people with autism or ADHD.
- November 30, 2025Source: The New York Times
More than 4.1 million Americans will be turning 65 each year through 2027, a record surge. Yale School of Public Health psychologist Dr. Becca Levy offers insight and guidance. Her research has found that older adults who take in more negative attitudes on aging tend to be less mobile, have poorer memory, are more susceptible to cognitive decline, and tend to die an average of 7.5 years sooner than similarly situated peers with more positive attitudes on aging.
- November 05, 2025
Yale School of Public Health alums, inspired by two new documentary films, gathered for a night of storytelling and reflection on October 9.
- November 03, 2025Source: Yale News
A new Yale study investigates the quality of cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after incarceration.
- October 24, 2025Source: Everytown Research
Everytown Research recently featured research by Tami P. Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry, who studied how firearm exposure plays out in the daily lives of women experiencing intimate partner violence.
- October 15, 2025
Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and of public health (social and behavioral sciences), has been chosen to receive the Distinguished Contribution to the Science of Psychology Award from the Connecticut Psychological Association (CPA).
- September 30, 2025
Yale School of Public Health Professor Dr. Jeannette Ickovics, PhD, discusses a new report laying out steps that could save money and 700,000 lives.