by Edge Philanthropy
Although chronic pain is one of the most common health issues affecting children, disparities in access to behavioral healthcare limit its proper identification and management. There is a critical need to move beyond traditional care delivery approaches for chronic...
by Edge Philanthropy
Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with fatigue, mood symptoms, and pain. Fortunately, these symptoms are potentially modifiable with psychological intervention such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The...
by Edge Philanthropy
Feminist community-engaged scholars and practitioners value deep relationship building with their community partners, which can be challenging during periods of disruption. Increasingly, disruptions occur at multiple levels (e.g., pandemics, civil unrest,...
by Edge Philanthropy
People of Color have been under-included in psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) research. Researchers have argued that systemic issues resulting in harms to communities of color like the War on Drugs and recurrent exposure to discrimination in healthcare settings may...
by Edge Philanthropy
Despite growing evidence of their limitations, race-based practices in pediatric rheumatology—those that rely on race or ethnicity to influence diagnosis and treatment—continue to shape care, often reinforcing health disparities. The assumption that biologic or...
by Edge Philanthropy
Mental health functioning in youth with rheumatologic conditions may be related to increased disease‐related impairment. Using consistent mental health screening measures with clinically validated cutoffs would enhance insight into the frequency and impact of anxiety...
by Edge Philanthropy
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a complex chronic autoimmune disease disproportionally afflicting women and, in particular, American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic women. These groups of women have significantly worse SLE-related health outcomes which...
by Edge Philanthropy
Co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use dis- order is a major public health concern affecting millions of people. Although this disorder affects people from all groups, research shows that, when compared to White people, people of color...
by Edge Philanthropy
Several groups of people of color have a higher prevalence and more severe cases of cannabis use disorder (CUD) compared to White people. They also endure unique issues like racial discrimination, which are linked with an increased likelihood of CUD. We conducted a...
by Edge Philanthropy
People of color have been significantly underincluded in psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) research, despitefacing challenges commonly addressed in PAT and often more severe symptoms. It may be the case that people of color are underincluded because PAT researchers...
