Consumer Perspectives: Food Security is a Social Justice Issue

• By: Anna Francisco Glen Jackie Sherese Steve Wiley Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 18th, 2023
• cultural needs, equitable food system, food access, food insecurity, food justice, food pantries, food scarcity, homelessness, inflation, job training, mental illness, nutrition, physical illness, SNAP, social justice, Spring 2023 Issue, supportive housing, unemployment
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors are served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New...

In the Shadow of the Pandemic: The Suicide Crisis in America

• By: Paul S. Nestadt, MD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Public Policy Advocate
• October 1st, 2020
• childhood trauma, COVID-19, dementia, discrimination, fall 2020 issue, family history, grief, homelessness, mental illness, pain, physical illness, social isolation, substance use disorder, suicide, suicide attempts, suicide prevention, violence
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The pandemic, overdue confrontations of racism, and fears about the outcome of the 2020 election have diminished America’s alarm about rising drug overdose and suicide rates. But these epidemics continue, albeit in the shadow of COVID-19. This fall 2020 issue of Behavioral Health News is...

Physical Illness, Depression, and Late-Life Suicide: Considerations and Opportunities for Enhancing Suicide Prevention

• By: Emily S. Bower, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center Dept. of Psychiatry
• April 1st, 2019
• Ageism, functional impairment, healthcare interventions, late-life depression, older adults, physical illness, social isolation, suicide prevention
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Suicide rates in the United States increased from an age-adjusted rate of 11.3/100,000 in 2007 to 14.0/100,000 in 2017 (CDC Fatal Injury Data). During that same period, rates among adults 65 and older remained higher than the national rate, climbing from 14.3 to 17.1/100,000. Increased risk for...