By: Ciara White Unpacking the issues: Black Americans have endured hundreds of years of racism in the United States. This has occurred within the various systems and institutions that are part of America’s history with the African American population. Black American’s have and currently experience inequality in the health care system and have been […]
Category: Fall 2020
November is National Family Caregiver Month
By: Evelyn Bueno Caregivers What is a caregiver you might ask? Caregivers are defined as any person offering help or services to someone in need. This can include family, home caregiver or a caregiver nurse. Caregivers are often associated with older adults. In fact, this is not always true, rather it is someone who […]
Exploring the Mental Health Impact of Aging Women
By: Bianca Gonzalez Through the expansion medical care and technological advances, the lifespan of older adult women has progressively increased. According to the National Vital Statistics Reports of the U.S., in the year 2017, the national average of female life expectancy is the age of 81. Compared to the 1920s, female life expectancy was the […]
Resilient 24/7
By: Domonique Henderson Monika Diamond, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, Riah Milton, Brayla Stone, Merci Mack, Shaki Peters, Bree Black, Dior H. Ova, Queasha D. Hardy, and Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears (Human Rights Campaign, 2020). This is a list of names of transgender women or gender non-conforming people who have been killed this year. […]
Adolescent Girls & Juvenile Justice: Why We Need Better Mental Health Services and Trauma-Informed Care
By: Paula Huber Think about your time as a teenager. Even if you had the easiest of times, there is bound to have been a few speed bumps. Adolescence is a turbulent developmental stage, with the juggle of the onset of puberty, trials and tribulations of high school, and identity formation. Now, imagine adolescence […]