The Effect of Cultural Differences on the Diagnosis of Depression in African American Men
December 6, 2012Studies show that depressed African Americans are more likely to be misdiagnosed than are depressed Caucasians. In this study a randomized sample of 239 California licensed clinical social workers and licensed marriage and family therapists were shown experimentally designed clinical videos and asked to make diagnostic judgments. Clinicians were randomly assigned to view 1 of […]
Purple Songs Can Fly: Kids Fighting Cancer With Music
December 5, 2012In 2006, Purple Songs Can Fly created an in-house recording studio at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers. The studio provides the children being treated for cancer, blood disorders and their siblings the opportunity to write and record their own songs. In this program, any child being treated in the out-patient clinic or a sibling […]
An Exploration of the Potential of Music in Juvenile Justice
November 30, 2012Acting at the intersection between juvenile justice reform, youth development, and a sense of the civic mission of cultural organizations, Carnegie Hall, through its Musical Connections program of the Weill Music Institute, is collaborating with New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, the Department of Probation, the Department of Education District 79, and other New York City agencies to think […]
SIMS Foundation: Mental Health Services for Austin Musicians
November 26, 2012Austin musicians often struggle financially and cannot afford mental health services when they need them most. Research shows that untreated mental illness can lead to incarceration, an inability to work, loss of housing and strained relationships, all of which effect our families as well as the greater community. SIMS provides a range of life-saving mental health […]
MaFlo’s Hairstyles & Designs: Finding Health Information in a Hair Salon
November 19, 2012The sign in front of MaFlo’s Beauty Salon reads: MaFlo’s Hairstyles & Designs by Marilynn—Health Awareness Team. Inside are three chairs for hair drying, two for styling, and portraits of clients lining the walls. A waiting area offers several comfortable chairs, three computers, and a printer. On a typical day, the beauty chairs are filled and […]
Radio Colifata: A Radio Show Run by Psychiatric Patients
Buenos Aires has the world’s first and largest radio station broadcast live from a psychiatric hospital — Radio Colifata. The motto of Radio Colifata, the founder Dr. Alfredo Olivera explains, is “To create bridges where there are walls.” “It started,” he says, “by accident.” As a young, idealistic psychology student, Olivera interned at El Borda in […]
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