Fiza Pirani (USA)Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cox Media Group
Topic: The stigmatization of mental illness and mental health care among immigrant, refugee communities: Addressing stigma and barriers to service access.
Projects:
How telling my immigrant parents I contemplated suicide may have saved my life
How to help refugees around Atlanta and beyond
As many as 1 in 5 nurses experience PTSD at some point in their careers. What can be done to help?
Study: Instances of children going to ER with suicidal ideations, attempts doubles
Could increasing minimum wage help reduce the suicide rate?
Study: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase
Pollution linked to increase in depression and bipolar disorder, massive study suggests
Teens who can describe negative emotions are better protected against depresson,study suggests
One year after teen’s suicide, Georgia father continues the fight
‘Traditional masculinity’ officially deemed ‘harmful’ by American Psychological Association
Perfectionism is a major issue for millennials and their mental health, study says
People with depression are more likely to use certain words — here’s how they express themselves
Nearly 1 in 4 teen girls in the US self-harm, massive high school survey finds
Why more US teens are suffering from severe anxiety than ever before — and how parents can help
FDA approves first new ‘breakthrough’ treatment for severe depression in decades—What is esketamine?
Teen girls at higher risk of social media-linked depression, study says
What is suicide contagion and what can be done to prevent it?
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