Editor’s Note:June 15 th -21 st is Men’s Health Week. We think that emotional and mental health are critical components of men’s health. Over the course of the past several months, there have been extraordinary stressors that could heighten anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. These stressors disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, people of color […]
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We Stand in Solidarity
It is with deep sadness that the Scattergood Foundation shares this message. We mourn the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others who lost their lives to police violence; and to those who continue to face the weaponization of white privilege and white supremacy like in the case of Christian Cooper. […]
Supporting Organizations to Cope During This Time
Several weeks ago, we released our Cope. Recover. Grow. Framework for responding to the unprecedented needs during and post COVID-19. The framework is intended to guide us (staff and board) as we continue to support organizations and communities in the coming weeks, months, and beyond. We have asked funders, service providers, government, and others to […]
New Paper Release: Policy and Practice Innovations to Improve Prescribing of Psychoactive Medications for Children
Psychoactive medications are the most expensive and fastest-growing class of pharmaceutical agents for children. The cost, side effects, and unprecedented growth rate at which these drugs are prescribed has raised alarms from health care clinicians, patient advocates, and agencies about the appropriateness of how these drugs are distributed to parents and their children. The authors […]
Centering Equity in Evaluation: Our Processes
Centering Equity in Evaluation: Our Processes […]
Reflections on Interprofessional Education and Research and What This Means During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The Scattergood Foundation has been supporting the Health and Design Research Seminar at Drexel University since 2016, as a way to sustain and support our past Design Challenges and broadening the use of Design Thinking principles. The course grew out of Drexel’s participation in the AIA Design & Health Research Consortium and led by Dr. […]
Community Members Can Make Life Better for Vulnerable Children
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and our attention rightly turns to ways we can support children who have experienced abuse or neglect. According to the US Children’s Bureau, in 2018 there were 687,000 children in foster care in the United States due to abuse or neglect. More than 5,000 of those children live […]
“We Are All Chinese In This System”: Nancy Nguyen, Statements Regarding The Anti-Asian Bias in COVID-19
I wanted to first start by framing my comments in VietLead’s analysis of our time, place, and conditions: We live in a white supremacist, anti-black, heteropatriarchial, capitalist system – this is true for much of the world due to globalization – but its logics were perfected right here, in the United States. We are, however, […]
Spotlight: Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we are thrilled to spotlight our grantees and partners who are passionate and committed advocates for their communities, and for other women. This past January, Sharon Hartz was inducted as the 38th president of the Korean American Association of Greater Philadelphia (KAAGP). As the third woman to hold this position in […]
#WomensHistoryMonth2020
All over the world, and in all works of life, the impact and imprint of women is seen and felt, and behavioral health is no different. At the Scattergood Foundation, we have been privileged to work with amazing women leaders who are changing the game in the way behavioral health is seen and in how […]