The most powerful tool in our mental toolbox is our ability to focus and be on task, even when our mental health is at stake. Many people do not realize the benefits of mentally focused work, such as leading meetings or delivering speeches that are well thought out and polished. A person who is mentally...Read More

As summer is quickly turning to fall, for many young people this means that it’s time to go BACK TO SCHOOL. While parents often look forward to the structure that the school-year offers, for students, this can be a very stressful time. Especially for new college students, back to school can mean a new school,...Read More

Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. So much of what we do physically impacts us mentally – it’s important to pay attention to both your physical health and your mental health, which can help you achieve overall wellness and set you on a path...Read More

​​​​​​About the Initiative Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. During this week, IHI seeks to advance important discussions locally and globally, and inspire action to improve the safety of the health care system – for patients and the workforce. Preventing harm...Read More

A Growing Problem Baby Boomers—a term used to refer to individuals born in the United States between 1946 and 1964—are now approaching old age. Surprisingly, these older adults are using illicit substances in a pattern not seen in prior generations of older adults, including developing substance use disorders (SUDs) at increasingly higher rates; in previous...Read More