The underappreciated power of medical-legal partnerships, an innovation that began in Boston.

As COVID and its consequences intensified poverty, many health care workers became more active in prescribing financial resources. A growing body of evidence says those prescriptions might be just as important as pharmaceutical ones.

Online storytelling circles have helped some people cope with pandemic anxiety

Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain

Thousands of acres of undersea reefs once protected the city’s shoreline. Now an army of volunteers is bringing the bivalves back, one shell at a time.

Psychologists explain how having dedicated ‘worry time’ can help stop anxiety in its tracks.

The NHS is trialling a new approach to tackling physical and mental health issues: ask what really matters

Its focus on communication is being praised on social media—but what does the evidence say?

Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis

Seattle gave residents $100 in a bid to make the city’s campaign contributions more representative of its electorate. Now, the program is spreading.

Over a year into a pandemic that’s revealed the deep food insecurity, health vulnerabilities, chronic isolation millions of Americans regularly face, the mutual aid experiments that emerged last March have more often than not become neighborhood mainstays.

An economic experiment in the Berkshires wins new attention in the COVID downturn.

As faith in government hits historic lows, organizers in the U.K. are trying a new math-based approach to democracy. Would it work in the bitterly divided U.S?

Online and offline platforms are helping strangers form social connections, which are crucial for our health, especially in a pandemic.