At a training the other day on the topic of homelessness, a participant stood up during the question-and-answer section and shared his perspective for the audience. "I appreciate you trying to be ...

Picture this. It’s 1983, New Year’s Day. Today, the world’s first outpatient clinic for AIDS opens, Ward 86 at San Francisco General Hospital. Four days later, the first AIDS cases are reported in ...

Autism and mental health are complex subjects. Here are some guidelines we use when choosing how to write about them. When we’re writing about a person’s experience with a mental health condition, ...

Language matters, especially when it comes to how people experiencing a mental health crisis are described and treated. After years of advocacy from the mental health community and its allies, Gov.

Pediatric primary care providers need more training and support in respectfully addressing weight issues with families while avoiding inadvertently stigmatizing terms, suggest findings from a ...

Last month, newspapers and television news noted a group of children, referred to as special needs children, who were initially not allowed access to rides at the Mississippi Valley Fair. My opinion ...

Autism and mental health are complex subjects. Here are some guidelines we use when choosing how to write about them. Person first? Identity first? It depends. When we’re writing about a person’s ...