May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the American Psychological Association is making sure that women of diverse backgrounds feel heard and validated by their therapists with revamped guidelines for the treatment of girls and women in the era of #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter. The new guidelines help therapists to: Recognize…
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By Phyllis Vine An original poster by Rachael Romero, circa 1978, for the Mental Patients Liberation Movement, printed by the San Francisco Poster Brigade. This year has brought much good news for long-time followers of mental health reform. President Biden’s American Rescue Plan included billions for the training of mental health professionals, and…
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Jonathan Sharp The fact that medical professionals seldom ask women whether they served in the military upon assigning them a diagnosis is just one of the reasons why many female veterans fail to receive the healthcare they need. Across the United States, there are between 450 and 500 military bases,…
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6/12/2021 by RAWAN HAMADEH Like so many other global health issues, the burdens of mental health fall hardest on women. Building a more equitable world means acknowledging—and addressing—that gap. In 2020, Project HOPE began delivering mental health and resiliency trainings for health care workers around the world — the majority of whom…
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