It’s BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. The Data on Black Veterans Should Scare Us Into Action.
Black veterans deployed in combat develop PTSD at 22%, compared to 14.1% for white veterans — and face steeper barriers to care. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran himself, on what’s actually driving that gap and what community-level solutions look like beyond another awareness month.
The VA and HHS Just Announced a Psychedelic Therapy Partnership for Veterans. Black Veterans Should Read the Fine Print.
A new federal partnership will fast-track research into psychedelic treatments for veteran PTSD. That’s genuinely promising — and it lands on top of a documented racial gap in care that no new drug pipeline fixes by itself.
Washington Just Fast-Tracked Psychedelic Therapy for Veterans. Black Vets Should Read the Fine Print.
HHS and the VA signed a five-year deal to prepare for FDA-approved psychedelic treatments for veteran PTSD. Marcus Hart on why this could be real progress — and why access equity has to be built in now, not bolted on later.