Rob Waters
Editor and Writer at MindSite News
Journalist writing on health, mental health, science, public health. Founding editor, @MindSiteNews. Father. Oakland-based.
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1 month ago |
mindsitenews.org | Art Levine |Rob Waters
‘People are going to die’ if cuts continues, mental health workers warnAs Elon Musk and his young engineers at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have purged thousands of federal employees, they’ve insisted they are only terminating low-performing and probationary workers and that their actions won’t impede the ability of government agencies to do their work, but rather make them more efficient.
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mindsitenews.org | Gina Jimenez |Rob Waters
A pro-choice national directory links clients with vetted therapists to discuss abortionThe Texas woman been out of the psychiatric hospital only four months when she learned she was pregnant. Just 21 years old and struggling with bipolar disorder, her mental health had collapsed after losing her job as a waiter.
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2 months ago |
mindsitenews.org | Rob Waters
‘It’s stunning how widespread it was.’ Q&A with journalist Charles Piller, who exposed fakery Almost 7 million people in the US today have Alzheimer’s disease and some 11 million family members and friends provide unpaid care for people with dementia.
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2 months ago |
mindsitenews.org | Rich Lord |Rob Waters
This story looks at the experience of a family – and an editor – in Pittsburgh. This is the first article in a series on developmental disabilities we are republishing from Public Source, a nonprofit news site in Pittsburgh. Today’s story examines the evaluation that can bring anxiety and uncertainty – but also help. Artemis knows her shark facts, is learning Spanish and draws colorful cats, upside-down, that practically leap off the page when she turns them right-side-up.
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2 months ago |
mindsitenews.org | Josh McGhee |Rob Waters
‘Bad kid’ diagnosis ‘greases the school-to-prison pipeline,’ doctor says Black children are disproportionately diagnosed with a mental health condition known as oppositional defiant disorder, which serves to label them as “bad kids” and perpetuates systemic racism, says a California psychiatrist in a new report released this month. Dr. Rupi Legha is a California-based child psychiatrist offering anti-racist solutions.
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So honored to receive a 2024 Media award from Mental Health America on behalf of @mindsitenews. @Schroeder_MHA @and her team put together an amazing meeting. https://t.co/EfnqTuB8td
As a former @CarterCenter Center fellow, I can say that the fellowship was a fantastic and stimulating experience. Congrats to all the new fellows, and I’m thrilled that our own JoshMcGhee (@TheVoiceofJosh) and @mindsitenews contributor Simran Sethi will be among them.
Congratulations to all of the new @CarterCenter Mental Health Journalism fellows. We’re excited and proud to share that our investigative reporter @TheVoiceofJosh is included.
