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Ableism Is a Major Barrier to Mental Healthcare
A new study finds people with disabilities struggle to access mental health services. YSPH alumna Sarah Fodero (MPH '23, SBS) and Associate Professor Katie Wang, PhD, co-author this article.
Source: Psychology Today
8 Jan 2025
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Ableism cited as major barrier to mental health care for people with disabilities
People with disabilities make up 25% of the U.S. population. They face elevated mental health concerns and are more likely to utilize mental health services compared to non-disabled individuals. Yet, people with disabilities also report higher unmet mental health service needs and barriers to accessing care. A Yale-led study probes the underlying factors that contribute to this discrepancy and examines the role of ableism in mental health care.
3 Dec 2024
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Perceived discrimination increased the risk of worse health outcomes after a heart attack
An analysis of more than 2,600 heart attack survivors, ages 55 years and younger, found that nearly 35% of them reported perceived discrimination in their everyday lives.
Source: American Heart Association News
1 Nov 2022
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The Pandemic Weighs on Disabled People's Mental Health
New study finds high anxiety and depression among disabled people during COVID.
Source: Psychology Today
26 Jan 2022
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Health Equity and Social Justice Theme of YSPH Alumni Day 2021
Yale School of Public Health alumni got a close-up view of the school’s impressive health equity and social justice work during this year’s Alumni Day celebration on Oct. 15.
21 Oct 2021
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New Grants Fund YSPH Research for Adult Caregivers and Those with Depression
Two researchers in the Yale School of Public Health's Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences have received sizable grants to study potential interventions for adult caregivers and individuals with depression.
25 Feb 2019
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People with psoriasis often face stigma, discrimination
(Reuters Health) - People with the scaly skin condition psoriasis are often faced with people who don’t want to shake hands with them and who see them - incorrectly - as contagious, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters
14 Sep 2018
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New Faculty Welcomed to the Yale School of Public Health
The Yale School of Public Health welcomes four new assistant professors to its faculty ranks—Gregg Gonsalves, Yusuf Ransome, Jacob Wallace and Peng “Katie” Wang. They bring widely different scientific backgrounds and areas of expertise—HIV/AIDS, the economics of health insurance markets, the role of stigma in health disparities and using quantitative methods to measure how specific policy and programmatic decisions affect health.
29 Sep 2017