by Kevin Naruse | Jul 27, 2018 | Editorial
Holistic Mental Health Defined According to the World Health Organization and the National Institute of Mental Health, “access to the social determinants of health are far more important to mental health than access to health care alone“. These social determinants...
by Susanna Harris | May 21, 2018 | Blogs, Editorial
The University of California, Berkeley, released a Graduate Student Happiness and Well-Being Report (link is external). They found that 47 percent of doctoral students and 37 percent of master’s students surveyed met the clinical criteria for depression based on their...
by Lulu The Green Fairy | Apr 28, 2018 | Editorial
We are 99% ape (Silvertown, 2008). That’s part of being human. That’s DNA for you so there’s no getting away from that, and, why would we want to do so? Our ape relatives are astute, intuitive, communicative, loving, helpful to each other, intelligent,...
by Stephanie Lomeli | Apr 20, 2018 | Editorial, Lifestyle and Culture
The discovery of my own mental health challenges was when I was about 25 years old. Before this, my life was filled with ups and downs, moments of isolation, tremendous anxiety, and a deep sense of #hopelessness. Growing up in a family marked by machismo, generational...
by Dave Leon | Mar 1, 2017 | Editorial
Our human brain is our advantage over all other animals, and potentially the source of our downfall. It is the most fascinating of organs, yet remains poorly understood even as the scientific community makes quantum leaps forward in understanding its processes and...
by Kevin Naruse | Nov 4, 2016 | Editorial
A few weeks ago, I called the local food pantry to set up an appointment to receive my pantry bag. The woman working there had to ask me a series of questions, including what my name was, how many people lived in my household, and if I was employed. I answered each...
