December 16, 2025More than 80% of 25-34-year-olds and more than 50% of respondents across all age groups already use AI for mental health care.
December 15, 2025A new study reveals that digital health resources, while still inaccessible for many people, offer many benefits, including improved mental health and social connection.
December 12, 2025George Mason University social work professor Michelle Hand explores the experiences of survivors over 50, calling attention to an overlooked public health problem.
December 4, 2025Melissa Villodas’ exploration of mental health treatment retention among incarcerated men with mental illness enforces the importance of participant feedback to understand program completion.
November 24, 2025How George Mason College of Public Health researchers are working to ease the strain on family caregivers of those living with dementia through evidence-based support, emerging technologies, and global insight.
June 10, 2025A pilot program led by George Mason social work professor Li-Mi Chen used virtual scenarios to improve training for nursing home staff.
May 19, 2025Neighborhoods matter, according to new research. Assistant Professors Anna Parisi and Melissa L. Villodas and Graduate Research Assistant Nana Acquah at George Mason University’s Department of Social Work used secondary data to study the relationship between trauma exposure, perceptions of neighborhood crime, and substance use among women under community supervision (probation or parole).
June 25, 2024New findings published in the Journal for Applied Gerontology by College of Public Health researchers suggest that personalized music intervention, especially with songs from adolescence and early adulthood, is effective at reducing the use of medication, alleviating agitation levels, and enhancing mood and social engagement among nursing home residents living with dementia.
June 21, 2024Research from George Mason University College of Public Health assistant professor Lucas Prieto found an indirect relationship between internalized gay ageism and older gay men’s sexual satisfaction when mediated by body image, but internalized gay ageism does not influence their erectile dysfunction.
May 29, 2024Interprofessional research study from George Mason University found that family caregivers of older adults living with dementia experienced a 15% drop in stress after a 9-week online peer support program
