Power Outages Can Be Life-Threatening for Disabled Youth
Access to electrical power during outages is an equity issue for low-income California residents, especially those with children who rely on medical devices.
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Social Media Isn鈥檛 the Main Reason Teens Are Depressed
Politicians and media are in their latest wave of ascribing young people鈥檚 mental health problems to anything but their real source: dysfunctional adults.
How to Get Nurses Back in Homes Supporting Disabled Children
Faced with a national shortage of nurses, children with disabilities or chronic illnesses in California are unable to access the home nurses to which they鈥檙e entitled by the state. Advocates say the problem is fixable.
Embracing Financial Protections for Abuse Survivors
Even after leaving a domestic violence situation, survivors are often saddled with mountains of debt incurred by their abusers. Can a new California law offer protections?
Food as Embodiment and Connection
Colonization and capitalism have distorted our relationships with food. How do we return to its physical and social sacredness?
How Corporations Attempt to Co-opt Buddhism
Companies like Amazon and Google present mindfulness as a secular technology for stress relief. But authentic Buddhism cannot be harmed.
Our Right to Heal: Liberatory Harm Reduction
Harm reduction was adopted by public institutions to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. But it originated in self-advocacy by drug users, sex workers, and trans activists.
How Parents Can Support Teen Mental Heath
Parents and caregivers are a critical link in addressing the urgent mental health crisis among teens.
Reproductive Justice Includes Access to Safe Drinking Water
Pregnant people across the country lack safe drinking water鈥攕o grassroots organizations are stepping in.
Congress Keeps Falling Short on Protecting Patients
A law supposed to protect patients from hidden charges on medical bills is still riddled with loopholes. Only universal health care will fix it.
Inclusive Public Health Messaging Helps Tackle Infectious Diseases
As the U.S. gets hit with multiple illnesses, public health messaging is critical. Here鈥檚 how to ensure it reaches the communities most impacted.
萝莉社: Grow the Chorus
adrienne maree brown reflects on the lessons they鈥檝e learned authoring this column for the past year, and lays out a path for what鈥檚 to come.
How Imams Can Destigmatize Mental Health Care Among Muslims聽
Post-9/11 Islamophobia has triggered a mental health crisis among Muslims. Now, the shift toward seeking mental health care is happening at Islamic centers and mosques.
How to Navigate Body Shame
Capitalism and White supremacy have given us many reasons to hate our bodies because they teach us to be ashamed of them鈥攁nd to shame others.
萝莉社: A Final Winter Solstice Spell
In their final 鈥淪pell for a Season,鈥� adrienne maree brown explores the beauty and grief that come with a year that felt at once interminable and brief.
Photo Essay: Wheels of Hope
Twice a week, at a German skateboarding hall, young Ukrainian refugees can escape from reality.
8 Books for Insight and Inspiration
YES! staff members recommend reads that provoke thought and prompt action.
Oracle Cards Inspired by the Earth
An ecological card deck offers wise teachings and prompts healing.
Social Change, at the Cellular Level
A new book argues that even small things can help grow the world we want.
It鈥檚 Time to Make Accessibility Our Collective Responsibility
More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the burden of enforcement often still falls on disabled people and their families.
Poor Public Policy鈥擭ot Individual Moral Failure鈥擨s What Threatens Public Health
People misuse morality to demonize one another鈥檚 choices and actions, letting policymakers and corporations off the hook.
萝莉社: Accountable Endings
The end of a world built on toxic ideas of supremacy can make way for a better, more collective and connected existence, writes adrienne maree brown.
How to Support Your Mental Health During the Change in Seasons
For some, a lack of light and warmth can have a negative impact on mental wellbeing. Here are some ways to navigate this transition.
Rediscovering the Family Wisdom of Yoga
As a stressed young adult, I reconnected with my family's yoga practices to help with healing and sleep.
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