Mental Health and Substance Use
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 6, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background In 2018, the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic was established to catalyze public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders to develop, curate, and implement multi-sector solutions designed...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 29, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction The health system exists to serve the most fundamental need of society: people’s health and well-being. To do so effectively requires engaging people...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 1, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), coupled with the increasing awareness of racial inequity in the United States, as sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, has led to a moment of reckoning...
by Madeleine Deye | Oct 4, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction As the United States continues grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-standing and worsening public health crisis escalates. In 2020, more than 93,000 people in the U.S. died of drug-related overdoses largely due to the synthetic opioid...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 2, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
Scientists looking for innovative ways to deliver healthcare have long searched for mechanisms that can enable the right intervention to be delivered at the right time. Traditional delivery mechanisms have been limited both to the availability of a provider...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction and Rationale Suicide rates have risen among young people ages 18–25 in the United States over the past ten years (see Figure 1) [1]. Mental health concerns are on the rise as well, with more teens and young adults experiencing challenges such as...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 24, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> COVID-19 has redefined the patient-provider experience. Panicked patients now struggle in solitude to deal with the mental and physical ramifications of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 17, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction Clinicians—who consist of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals involved in direct caregiving—are the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 5, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The United States is in the midst of a multifactorial drug overdose and death epidemic. In 2020, over 80,000 deaths [15] in the U.S. were attributed to drug overdose, more than 50,000 of which were opioid-related. This is an increase of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 29, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The week of February 14, 2021, will be forever ingrained in the memories of Central Texas residents. Winter Storm Uri blanketed the region in ice and snow, leading to devastating and unprecedented circumstances. Most residents lost electricity, and the water...
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