Library
Social Determinants of Mental Health
Explore how education, income, housing, and community shape health outcomes, and why addressing these factors is key to health equity.
Community
Social Determinants
Explore how living conditions, access, and opportunity shape mental health experiences.
Library
A place to begin, understand, and go deeper.
Library
Access to Mental Health Services
Learn about the importance of mental health access, common barriers people face, and types of support offered in schools and workplaces.
Library
Food Insecurity, Hunger, and Mental Health
Hunger is more than the absence of food as it creates stress, disrupts development, and damages mental health across a lifetime.
Library
Relationship Between Culture and Mental Health
Cultural influences can have profound impacts on mental health outcomes, from diagnosis to treatment. Learn more about culture's link to mental health here.
Conversations
Real questions and professional responses from our Answers archive.
Conversation
What should I do about my husband’s prolonged unemployment?
A woman feels exhausted by more than four years of her husband’s unemployment, his resistance to available jobs, and ongoing financial demands while she faces…
Conversation
Will depression affect my chances of getting security clearance?
A government contractor receiving treatment to prevent a recurrence of depression is worried that the condition will lead to denial of a required security…
Perspectives
Ideas and experiences that offer another point of view.
Perspective
Why Medicaid is Critical for Addressing the Nation's Behavioral Health Crisis
Medicaid is the nation's lifeline in the fight against addiction and mental illness. Discover why cutting it would deepen the behavioral health crisis.
Perspective
Expand Coverage for Better Mental Health
Learn about the expansion of mental health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in Illinois, but there's a shortage of mental health providers, with half of…
Find support that fits you.
Explore people and care options near you.