“Can you think of all the tax dollars it’s cost for you to go to detox?” the doctor asked Raina McMahan when she arrived at the clinic in Revere seeking help for her 15-year heroin addiction. “What is the matter with you?” McMahan, now six years into her recovery and a certified recovery coach at… Read More »
Two recent qualitative studies highlight Jamaican men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (trans) women’s heightened vulnerability to HIV. These groups are at higher risk of infection as a result of various socioeconomic inequalities — homelessness, lack of employment, the criminalisation of same-sex practices and high levels of stigma and violence. As a… Read More »
When Kiana Wallace is on Instagram she’s not just keeping up with what her friends did last night or looking at viral videos. Wallace, 20, meets people she can relate to, people who also struggle with severe acne. She’s a part of the skin positivity movement, which is about shifting the way we view acne.… Read More »
Do you struggle with your mental health and have a difficult time in getting your friends and family to be understanding? In some cases your friends and relatives might give you a hard time regarding your mental health struggles. Here seven suggestions on how to deal with mental health stigma from your peers. 1. Talk… Read More »