Rob Waters

3 weeks ago | mindsitenews.org | Rob Waters

Vietnam Vets and Refugees Remember the War That Changed Their Lives From the 1985 edition of the Tenderloin Times, a four-language newspaper with reporters from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, a look back at the first 10 years following the end of the Vietnam War.

3 weeks ago | mindsitenews.org | Rob Waters

Vietnam veteran at Episcopal Sanctuary shelter. One-fifth of San Francisco shelter residents are Vietnam veterans. Photo: Andrew RitchieEditor’s note: Forty years ago, The Tenderloin Times, a community newspaper that served the inner-city Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, published a package of stories linked to the 10th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

2 months ago | mindsitenews.org | Rob Waters

SAMHSA Firings Continue, Devastating U.S. Mental Health Agency Employees of SAMHSA, the federal agency responsible for leading the nation’s response to the mental health and drug overdose crises, were among those terminated this morning in the latest round of mass firings implemented by the Trump administration.

2 months ago | mindsitenews.org | Sania Tildon |Rob Waters

Some say the most powerful healing comes through support from fellow survivorsPart 2 of a seriesThis two-part guest essay comes from Solitary Watch, a nonprofit watchdog organization that investigates solitary confinement and other harsh prison conditions in the U.S. Part 1, published yesterday, examined a survey of solitary survivors about the mental health impact of isolation. Today, Part 2 looks at elements of effective care and support for people who have experience solitary confinement.

2 months 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.