
The U.S. Needs a Mental Health Czar
A psychologist general, on par with the surgeon general, would ease our minds
Kirk J. Schneider is a psychologist and a current member of the Council of the American Psychological Association. Credit: Nick Higgins
A psychologist general, on par with the surgeon general, would ease our minds
The country is in a mental health crisis, and nobody is really in charge
To counter it, we call for a mobilization of mindfulness practices and dialogue groups on the scale of a public works program for human civility
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