CTMH hosted Kara Zivin, Kara Zivin, PhD, MS, MA, MFA for a discussion on her recent book, “Persevered, A Maternal Mental Health Memoir,” her research on mental health, health policy, and the ways we communicate about these topics. For more information: karazivin.com/book • UM Perinatal Mental Health Services and Policy Program • Faculty website • LinkedIn Persevered is […]
SPH News writes, “More than 11,000 public health experts are expected to attend the Annual American Public Health Association Conference November 1 – 4. The theme of this year’s event is “Together We Thrive: Health Across the Lifespan.” Members of the School of Public Health community will reconvene with public health colleagues from around the […]
Listen to CTMH affiliate, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, on the podcast episode, “Immigrant Motherhood, ICE in Austin, & Community Storytelling” from Growing Up In America: The Way It Is by Dr. Robert Sanborn: “On this episode, Owala Maima and co-host Brian Greene, President and CEO of the Houston Food Bank, explore immigrant family health, immigration […]
CTMH Affiliate, Jonathan Jay, DrPH, JD, associate professor of community health sciences at BU SPH, “an expert on urban health and youth exposure to gun violence, addresses the Mothers Against Violence Learning Community National Solutions Summit, October 9 on the Fenway Campus. Participants worked in three cohorts focusing on mental health and community healing, youth […]
This article, States Where Women Face Highest Alcohol Use Disorder Burden Often Lack Tailored Treatment Services, Mentions research by CTMH Affiliates Maureen Stewart, research associate professor of health law, policy & management and Rachel Sayko Adams, research associate professor in health law, policy & management and collaborators: “Senior author Dr. Maureen Stewart, research associate professor […]
An article in The Washington Post, Lead You Absorbed as a Child May Cause Dementia as You Age, quotes Jennifer Weuve, CTMH Affiliate, professor of epidemiology at BU SPH. SPH In the Media Photo: Valentin Ivantsov, Pexels
CTMH Affiliate, Dr. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, research associate professor of health law, policy & management at BUSPH and colleagues colleagues published a commentary in the American Journal of Public Health further discussed in this news release. “Discussions about streamlining systems with the goal of government efficiency should not be about cutting support,” the authors […]
The BU Center for Innovation in Social Science celebrated National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting “BU researchers who are making important contributions to our understanding of racial and ethnic disparities in mental health.” Work by CTMH Affiliate, Dr. Sarah K Lipson, associate professor in Health Law, Policy & Management at SPH, and collaborators […]
CTMH Affiliate, Dr. Maureen Stewart, research associate professor of Health Law Policy and Management at SPH, coauthored research discussed in this SPH news feature: “Although people with disabilities are less likely to drink alcohol than people without disabilities, a new study led by School of Public Health researchers has found that disabled adults have strikingly higher rates […]
A recent article referenced research by CTMH affiliate Dr. Koichiro Shiba and colleagues investigating the impact on sense of purpose and longevity: “Older adults with the highest sense of purpose in life had a 46 percent lower mortality risk over four years compared to those with the lowest scores — according to a 2022 study […]