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Mental health

Rural Opioid Crisis: New Evidence Shows a Deadlier Pattern

A paramedic in Northern Ontario trudges through deep snow toward a cabin where someone is reportedly unresponsive. The nearest emergency department is more than an hour away, and support is limited. After receiving repeated doses of naloxone, the individual finally begins to breathe. Scenes like this are increasingly common across rural and sparsely populated communities, […]

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News

Public Health News Round Up, June 9, 2025

My cousin-in-law (if that’s a real relationship) works for one of the big pharma companies in mRNA research. Just like us front-line people, he’s sketched out. We spoke over the weekend about the tension in just riding this out as opposed to trying to making a different. And, as we’ve seen, many LA peeps are […]

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Health equity

What Happens When a Crisis Shuts Down Witnesses?

When the world shut down in March 2020, something unexpected happened. Calls to the UK’s anti-trafficking helpline didn’t stop—but who was calling changed dramatically. Public reports of suspicious activity fell off a cliff. But self-reports by victims of exploitation? They surged—rising from 7% to 25% in labor cases alone. This dramatic shift reveals not just […]

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Mental health

The Overdose Crisis: A Personal Perspective

In the United States, the devastating impact of drug overdose is a stark reality for millions. Since 1999, over a million lives have been lost to drug overdose, and the ripple effects of these tragedies extend far beyond the individuals who succumb to addiction. This blog explores a recent study that reveals the personal toll […]

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Mental health

Revolutionizing Crisis Response: 21st Century Solutions

In a thought-provoking plenary session at yesterday’s NAMI conference, Dr. Margie Balfour shared her vision for building a 21st-century crisis system. Her insights highlighted the urgent need for a transformative approach to mental health crisis response in the United States, emphasizing the importance of system coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sustainability. The Future of Crisis Response […]

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