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The seal for the Department of Veterans Affairs stands at the door of its headquarters, in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2025.
Governance

Caring for Incarcerated U.S. Veterans Post-9/11

by Elena Every

A bill introduced in March could address a significant gap in mental health care for U.S. service members, but remains under negotiation

A person uses a cellphone, in Manhattan, New York City, on September 17, 2020.
Governance

Youth Need Support Systems for Online Harms

by Ilana Seff, Julia Fleckman, Lindsay Stark

Recent court rulings have exposed harms caused by social media, but experts say accountability on its own will not counter online violence, including cyberbullying

Governance

The Rise of Social Media Bans: Can Regulation Improve Teen Mental Health?

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Alejandra Martinez, Lara Yeyati Preiss
Annie Wang, 15, and Novva Tolson, 15, pose as they scroll through their social media feeds, in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2026.
Governance

Trump's Faith-Based Push Threatens Standard Addiction Treatment

by Sam Nichols
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order for the "Great American Recovery Initiative" to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse, in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.
Urbanization

When Working Too Much Turns Deadly

by Elena Every
When Working Too Much Turns Deadly
Aging

Helping Older Adults Navigate AI Scams

by Cynthia Lien
Helping Older Adults Navigate AI Scams
Governance

The Mental Health Effects of Ozempic and GLP-1 Drugs

by Charissa Egger
Dawn Heidlebaugh, who experienced mental health concerns while using Ozempic, looks out of the window of her home, in Findlay, Ohio, on September 19, 2023.
Poverty

Eating Disorders Rise Among Marginalized Americans

by Sahana Srikanth
People shop for groceries at a store in New York City, New York, on July 15, 2025.
Governance

Why India Lacks Access to Its Homegrown Drugs for Mental Illness 

by Sameer Khasbage
People walk at a crowded market, in Mumbai, India, on August 11, 2021.
Governance

Driving Economic Gains Through Brain Capital

by Facundo Manes, Raquel Loga, Irene Pujol Chica, Harris Eyre, George Vradenburg, Richard Hatzfeld
A scientist looks at hypometabolic and hypoperfusion patterns at the single-subject level from a patient with Alzheimer's disease at the Memory Centre, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Governance

AI to Predict Suicide: The Case for Interpretable Machine Learning

by William J. Bannon IV
AI to Predict Suicide: The Case for Interpretable Machine Learning
Governance

USAID Lost: Stories From Colombia, Kenya, and Nepal

by Thoai D. Ngo
USAID Lost: Stories From Colombia, Kenya, and Nepal