For some, July 4 celebrations may reveal underlying needs. As we near Independence Day, many towns in the United States will inevitably celebrate the holiday with some spectacle of fire,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year. Here in the United States, 13 people per 100,000 die by suicide annually, a…
This center will connect policy with research and use lessons from Ebola and COVID to prepare lawmakers and the public for next crisis BU associate professor, Nahid Bhadelia will head…
Substance use disorder is a disease, not a personality flaw or moral failing. Yet, the language that has evolved around this disease is stigmatizing and reinforces the concept that people…
Adolescents and young adults (people ages 10-24 years) make up approximately 20% of the US population and 24% of the world population. Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of…
There is no question that the disaster landscape is becoming more dangerous and complex. Our warming global climate has steadily brought more intense hurricane seasons and increasingly dangerous heatwaves and…