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How Environmental Factors Impact Mental Health

Ranked as one of the leading causes of illness and disability around the globe, mental illness is a widespread health challenge.

The Difference Between Clinical and Counseling Psychology

If you’re considering a clinical psychologist degree, counseling psychologist degree, or any other graduate degree in psychology, you have many choices ahead of you. From what

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Rise of Extremist Threats

Covid-19 has presented us with countless emerging threats and obstacles. The pandemic has caused an intersectionality of extremist groups, coming together to gain greater presence with greater numbers.

From Global Psychologist to Documentary Filmmaker: Dr. Akiko Mikamo

Dr. Akiko Mikamo was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan and later moved to California. While teaching high school English in San Diego, Dr.

Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know

Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations “as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for an improper purpose including

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Are We Becoming Desensitized to Mass Death?

Mass death tragedies have saturated the media as of late. COVID-19 has resulted in death tolls that once left us anxious and fearful, but now seem to be less of a shock factor.

How to Prevent Syndromes of Burn-Out, Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue Among First Responders

First responders are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, faced with uncertainty, a lack of support, and in some cases fear—all which contribute to emotional valence.