The 22 Percent: Why Black Veterans Carry a Heavier PTSD Burden, and What Actually Closes the Gap
There’s a number I want to sit with for a minute before I explain why it matters: 22 percent. That’s the share of Black veterans who deployed and report post-traumatic stress disorder, according to recent Department of Veterans Affairs research. For white veterans who deployed, that number is 14.1 percent. Same wars. Same deployments, broadly […]
The VA Just Bet on Psychedelics for PTSD. As a Combat Veteran, Here’s What I Actually Want to Know.
A new HHS-VA partnership will fast-track research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD, potentially reaching over a million veterans. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran, weighs the promise against the questions the announcement doesn’t answer.
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.
The VA Says Suicide Screening Rates Are at a Record High. So Is the Suicide Rate. Both Things Are True.
The VA is screening more veterans for suicide risk than ever before — and the veteran suicide rate still ticked up to its highest level since 2018. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran himself, unpacks why better screening and worse outcomes can both be true at once, and what the data says actually saves lives.