Americans overwhelmingly see gun violence as a serious problem but divide on government action to address it. They also largely see mass shootings as more of an issue of challenges in mental health care than inadequate gun control. CONT. Margaret Tyson, ABC News Read more »
The Burden of Stress in America
A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) poll released today that examines the role of stress in Americans’ lives finds that about half of the public (49%) reported that they had a major stressful event or experience in the past year. Nearly half (43%) reported that […] Read more »
Veterans Report Less Stress, Worry Than Civilians
Americans may understandably believe that the nation’s veterans are suffering emotionally given news reports of high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mood or anxiety disorders among those who have served in the military. However, Gallup finds that among employed Americans, active-duty and veteran populations are more emotionally resilient […] Read more »
Depression Rates Higher for Long-Term Unemployed
The longer that Americans are unemployed, the more likely they are to report signs of poor psychological well-being. About one in five Americans who have been unemployed for a year or more say they currently have or are being treated for depression — almost double the rate among those who […] Read more »
After the Wars: A survey of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with physical or mental health problems stemming from their service, feel disconnected from civilian life and believe the government is failing to meet the needs of this generation’s veterans, according to a […] Read more »
Forty percent would steer kids away from football
Forty percent of Americans say they would encourage their children to play a different sport than football due to concerns about concussions, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … There is a striking split when it comes to how those at different income levels see the issue. […] Read more »