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Damian Santomauro with his father on a countryside family trip in Victoria, Australia, circa 1992.

Autism and Identity: Navigating Disability Versus Difference

by Damian Santomauro

A personal account describes the challenges many people on the autism spectrum face and the need for better support

Governance
the family of Dr. Lorna Breen

When Someone Great Is Gone

by Sonya Stokes

Remembering Dr. Lorna Breen

A work uniform hangs in the wardrobe of Nitiwadee Sae-Tia, 50, who took her own life after losing her job during the COVID outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo taken on May 26, 2020.
Gender

Women and Suicide During COVID-19

by Serena Santoni, Alize Ferrari, William James Dangel, Ruri Syailendrawati

In some countries, suicide among females has increased as the pandemic wears on

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young
Governance

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Simon Wigley

The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system

Old coffee cans of shotgun shells dropped off to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department at the “Gifts for Guns” buyback in Compton, California on January 21, 2013. Picture shows two bright red, rusted out coffee tins filled to the brim with shotgun shells, red shells in the first tin, blue in the second. REUTERS/David McNew
Governance

The Global Experience of Gun Control

by Vin Gupta

Firearm Deaths, including suicides, are averted when treated as a public health problem—so why not in the United States?