Access to electrical power during outages is an equity issue for low-income California residents, especially those with children who rely on medical devices.
Health & Happiness
We have become so estranged from the natural world that we hardly know what an “intentional relationship with nature” even looks like.
Politicians and media are in their latest wave of ascribing young people’s mental health problems to anything but their real source: dysfunctional adults.
From The Current Issue
Prolonged grief is normal—and even necessary.
Faced with a national shortage of nurses, children with disabilities or chronic illnesses in California are unable to access the home nurses to which they’re entitled by the state. Advocates say the problem is fixable.
Even after leaving a domestic violence situation, survivors are often saddled with mountains of debt incurred by their abusers. Can a new California law offer protections?
Colonization and capitalism have distorted our relationships with food. How do we return to its physical and social sacredness?
Companies like Amazon and Google present mindfulness as a secular technology for stress relief. But authentic Buddhism cannot be harmed.
Harm reduction was adopted by public institutions to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. But it originated in self-advocacy by drug users, sex workers, and trans activists.
Parents and caregivers are a critical link in addressing the urgent mental health crisis among teens.
Pregnant people across the country lack safe drinking water—so grassroots organizations are stepping in.
A law supposed to protect patients from hidden charges on medical bills is still riddled with loopholes. Only universal health care will fix it.
As the U.S. gets hit with multiple illnesses, public health messaging is critical. Here’s how to ensure it reaches the communities most impacted.
“Along with the power of creation, we were given the power to choose.”
As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.
adrienne maree brown reflects on the lessons they’ve learned authoring this column for the past year, and lays out a path for what’s to come.
Post-9/11 Islamophobia has triggered a mental health crisis among Muslims. Now, the shift toward seeking mental health care is happening at Islamic centers and mosques.
Capitalism and White supremacy have given us many reasons to hate our bodies because they teach us to be ashamed of them—and to shame others.
In their final “Spell for a Season,” adrienne maree brown explores the beauty and grief that come with a year that felt at once interminable and brief.
Twice a week, at a German skateboarding hall, young Ukrainian refugees can escape from reality.
YES! staff members recommend reads that provoke thought and prompt action.
The pull of solving problems is nearly irresistible, but we should prioritize relationships with our environment.
An ecological card deck offers wise teachings and prompts healing.
Evette Dionne’s new and highly personal book pushes back against cultural and medical fat shaming.
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