Treatment
Addressing cost, stigma, and treatment disparities key to improving access to mental health care in Black and Hispanic communities
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By April Jeffries and Dr. Manuel Garcia-Garcia
Most Americans are frustrated with the mental healthcare system...
How Improved Access, Collaboration, and Education May Reduce Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment.
Across the country, breast cancer survival rates have steadily increased over the past three decades, thanks to advances in screening mammography a...
Alpine Recovery Center Launches Medicaid Addiction Treatment Program in Colorado
New Center Provides High-Quality Care for
Underserved Communities
DENVER, April 18,
2022 /PRNewswire/ — Alpine Recovery Center, a
new drug...
Advance Care Planning and Treatment Intensity Before Death Among Black, Hispanic, and White Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
Background:
Black and Hispanic people are more likely to contract COVID-19, require hospitalization, and die than White people due t...
Students of Color Less Likely to Get Mental Health Treatment
While mental health worsened among all student groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, students of color were particularly vulnerable, according to a ...
Disparities in cancer diagnosis and treatment were worsened by the pandemic
Data: Fu, et al., 2022, “Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes Among Black and White Patients With Cancer“; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios
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