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Listen to this articleStaff Writer Several federal programs run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Justice are expanding housing, legal, and health care support for veterans, particularly those experiencing homelessness or involved with the justice system. These programs highlight federal efforts to address ongoing… Read more: New federal programs expand legal, housing and health care support for veterans

Listen to this articleEditor’s note: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or visit 988lifeline.org With the growing involvement of artificial intelligence (AI), the lives of Americans and people… Read more: AI therapy expands, experts urge caution

Listen to this articleBy: Jennifer Bailey “I had to feel them for the first time in my body, and that was a really powerful and very overwhelming moment for me. But since then, I’ve also just been able to connect more wholly with myself. I think, for me, what psychedelics did was really make me… Read more: Beyond the Trip: What Looks Like in Practice 

Listen to this articleJennifer Bailey The use of psychedelics has a long-standing history. Indigenous populations used them for spiritual and healing purposes. Dr. Nina Vasan, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, said researchers studied psychedelics in the 1940s-1950s for their potential medicinal benefits. In the 1960s, psychedelics became criminalized due to… Read more: More Than a Trip: The Rise of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Listen to this articleAlthough cocaine is one of the leading causes of drug overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County in 2026, fentanyl continues to claim lives at an alarming rate. According to the Recovery Institute of Ohio there was a significant decline in fentanyl deaths in 2023. The national data from the Centers for Disease Control… Read more: Cocaine overtakes fentanyl in overdose deaths