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Good luck with the start of another academic year: you are not alone. Mental health is often falsely presented as irrelevant to people of colour. Dr. Samara Linton and Dr. Rianna Walcott's brilliant The Colour of Madness explores mental health for and by people of colour across art, essays, poetry, and stories. Together with PhDiva Xine they discuss bridging the STEM/humanities divide through their collaboration and the uses of the book to communities, teaching, and health care professionals.

The Colour of Madness
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Dr Samara Linton (she/her) is an award-winning writer, researcher, and multidisciplinary content producer. Her work includes The Colour of Madness: Mental Health and Race in Technicolour (2022) and Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography (2020).  
Samara writes for various publications, including gal-dem, Huffington Post UK, The Metro, New Economics Foundation, Fawcett Society, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 
Her published research includes an influential report on Ebola-affected communities for the Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group (2016). She also sat on the editorial board for the British Medical Journal’s award-winning Racism in Medicine special issue (2020).
Samara worked as a junior doctor in east London before joining the BBC, where she worked in production. A University of Cambridge (BA Hons.) and University College London (MBBS) graduate, she is currently completing an MA in Health Humanities at University College London.
You can find out more about Samara's work at www.samaralinton.com, and she tweets at @samara_linton.

Rianna Walcott (she/her) is an LAHP alumna and PhD candidate at Kings College London researching Black British identity formation in digital spaces. Rianna combines digital work, decolonial studies, arts and culture, and mental health advocacy in her work, with a deep commitment to outreach work and public engagement. She co-founded projectmyopia.com, a website that promotes inclusivity in academia and a decolonized curriculum, and is the UCL writing lab's Scholar-in-Residence for 21-22. Rianna frequently writes about race, feminism, mental health, and arts and culture for publications including The Wellcome Collection, The Metro, The Guardian, The BBC, Vice, and Dazed. Rianna is co-editor of an anthology about BAME mental health - The Colour of Madness (2022), and in the time left over, she moonlights as a professional jazz singer.
Rianna will be based at The Black Communication and Technology (BCaT) Lab at the University of Maryland-College Park. Research at this new lab will focus on race and technology, as well as the development of a pipeline program to introduce undergraduates and those in the wider community to the field of Black digital studies with the aim of working toward a more equitable digital future.
You can find out more about Rianna’s work at www.riannawalcott.com, and she tweets at @rianna_walcott.

S7E1 | You Are Not Alone: Race + Mental Health w Dr Samara Linton & Rianna Walcott

This could be the biggest travel year on record. It follows 2023, which saw many Americans struggle to get passports and travel domestically instead. The World's Carolyn Beeler spoke with Henley Vazquez, co-founder of FORA Travel in New York, about this year's travel trends and which destinations travelers are expected to visit in the coming year. 

2024 expected to be the biggest year in travel ever

For decades, the cotton industry in Uzbekistan was plagued with labor abuses, including the rampant use of child labor. Practices have improved dramatically in recent years, but some advocates are concerned that the exploitation of adults is still happening. Levi Bridges reports from Uzbekistan, one of the largest producers of cotton.

Uzbekistan eradicated child labor in the cotton industry, but challenges remain

As US and European officials press Israeli and Palestinian leaders for what's next, many in the West Bank aren't looking to the future at all. Even while they've long derided the current old guard, young Palestinians say there's no future to be had as long as the killing in Gaza goes on. Rebecca Collard reports from Ramallah.

New Palestinian leadership struggles to see beyond tomorrow during war

In a series of raids in eight Turkish provinces, police detained more than 30 people that Turkey has accused of working for Mossad, Israeli intelligence. Officials claim the suspects were planning to kidnap Palestinians living in Turkey. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul. 

Turkey arrests dozens it accuses of spying for Israel

In early January 2022, violent protests erupted in Kazakhstan over discontent with the country's authoritarian government. The military stamped out the protests, and more than 200 people died. Kazakhstan's president later announced ambitious reforms aimed at increasing democracy and the rule of law. But two years later, Levi Bridges reports from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, that many of those initiatives have crumbled, with authorities now arresting prominent democracy activists.

Kazakhstan commemorates Bloody January protests of 2022

A new study from the University of Oxford says the known colors of Uranus and Neptune are inaccurate. Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Patrick Irwin who led that study about the true colors of Uranus and Neptune and what that information can tell us about the true nature of these planets.

New research reveals true colors of planets Uranus and Neptune

The price of sugar is spiking worldwide as crops in India and Thailand suffer from drought. Experts say volatile weather patterns caused by a warming planet will lead to greater volatility in crop prices. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

Sugar prices are surging

On Friday, in South Africa, former athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison. Pistorius will be required to attend gender-based violence programs while on parole. He was imprisoned for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Her death touched off discussions about the country's epidemic of gender-based violence, as Johannesburg-based journalist Bernadette Wicks told The World's Carolyn Beeler. 

Oscar Pistorius parole resurrects discussion of gender-based violence in South Africa

NEW! Season 4

Join hosts Doctor Xand van Tulleken and Dr Rochelle Burgess for Season 4, Episode 1 of Public Health Disrupted with Prof Helen Bedford and Doctor Ranj Singh.

"It's about building knowledge with communities and allowing people to ask questions without negative labelling."

Why are vaccination rates declining, and how can we rebuild trust? 

Vaccine rates are falling in the UK, and it's time we turn the tide. In this Public Health Disrupted episode, Xand and Rochelle dig into the reasons behind declining immunisation with child health experts Helen Bedford and Ranj Singh. From NHS changes to misinformation shared online, this episode uncovers key drivers of vaccine hesitancy, from misinformation proliferating online to barriers in accessing immunisation services. 

Together, our experts offer solutions like bringing vaccines to communities, improving communication by providing people with opportunities to ask questions, removing practical barriers, and increasing the perception of vaccinations as a social norm. Listen for an insightful take on improving vaccine uptake through empathy, facts and accessibility.

For more information and to access the transcript:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/transcript-injecting-innovation-creative-ways-boost-vaccination-rates

Season 4 - Injecting Innovation: Creative Ways to boost vaccination rates

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.25582
https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.25582

In this Papers Podcast, Gabrielle Hale discusses her CAMH journal review paper ‘Physical activity interventions for the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents: a systematic review’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12485). Gabrielle is the lead author of the paper.

There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

Discussion points include:

- The link between physical activity and mental well-being in young people, and the impact of a lack of physical activity on mental health.
- Barriers that prevent young people from participating in physical activity.
- To what extent is the relationship between poorer mental health due to a lack of physical activity and poor mental health resulting in young people not exercising bi-directional or correlational.
- Gender differences in outcomes and uptake of physical activity interventions.
- Implications for CAMH, and education, professionals, and policy makers.

In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.

Physical Activity Interventions and Adolescent Mental Health

Thermo Fisher, which among other products, manufactures DNA tests, has ended sales in Tibet. For years, human rights monitors have documented how DNA is being taken from the people of Tibet by the state in China. Experts fear the information will be used for "biometric profiling" and repressing the population there further. Host Carolyn Beeler talks with Emile Dirks of Citizen Lab about what Thermo Fisher's withdrawal from Tibet means and what biometric profiling in Tibet looks like for everyday people.

American DNA test supplier ends sales in Tibet over human rights concerns

Hezbollah emerged during Lebanon's civil war with the intention of ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon. With the backing of Iran, it has become the strongest military force in Lebanon, and one of the strongest militias in the region. But the group also has a political wing and charitable activities. Four decades after its founding, some say that it is a state within a state. From Beirut, Rebecca Collard first reported in the fall about how the group's history and present status plays into the possibility of going to war with Israel.

How Hezbollah developed a powerful military and political prowess in Lebanon

Latin America has a long tradition of producing astronomers. It's home to the best observatories in the world. Today NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center hosts Latinos doing cutting-edge research. WAMU reporter Hector Alejandro Arzate went to meet some of them.

Latinos contributing to work at NASA

According to a 2017 study by the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, the Alps that stretch across Europe could lose up to 70% of their snow cover by the end of the century. Ski resorts around the world have been working to combat the rising temperatures for decades. But experts say some of the tools at their disposal aren't longterm solutions. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Ski resorts work to combat climate change — but at what cost?

Scrutiny of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pricey Christmas vacation keeps on rolling through Canadian politics. Yesterday in parliament, the newly installed House leader for Trudeau's Liberal Party immediately faced questions about a free trip worth $62,000. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

Trudeau's Jamaican vacation

Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, it's not a surprise that parts of Cape Cod are largely sand. One industrious Massachusetts farmer decided to enrich his dirt by adding man-made soil used by Indigenous peoples in the Amazon. The fire-based technique worked and doubled the size of his turnips. Reporter Elspeth Hay reported this story with Atlantic Public Radio for station WCAI.

Rich 'dark earth' used by Amazonians builds one man's Cape Cod garden

Islamic societies' food and dining have always played an important role beyond sustenance. Now, a new exhibition at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art takes a deep dive into those cultures and brings visitors on a culinary journey through places in the Middle East and beyond.

New exhibition highlights the art of fine dining and food cultures in Islamic lands

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research says that people born today are less likely to have cousins in extended families. Host Carol Hills speaks with Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, the lead author of the study, about the factors behind this increasing phenomenon and what it means for people to have fewer kinfolk in their everyday lives. 

Study: Global demographic change is fueling decrese in family size and kinfolk

Discover a new path to self-discovery and healing with this timely exploration of the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin mushrooms. InPsilocybin Therapy, Dr. JJ Pursell explores the next frontier in mental health: the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms and related psychedelics. Readers will learn about the chemical makeup of mushrooms and what makes them powerful, the history of the fungi, the thought leaders in the movement, and the impact of psilocybin on the brain. Additional chapters explore how to use psilocybin with a facilitator, how psychedelics can help users work through deep psychological issues, what microdosing means, and how to assess potential risks. Pursell weaves her personal experience with psilocybin as both a user and a facilitator throughout the text. The result is a relatable, accessible, and helpful guide for those seeking a new form of self-discovery and healing.

Psilocybin Therapy By Dr. JJ Pursell Read by Alyssa Bresnahan - Audiobook Excerpt

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