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Helena Addison PhD, RN @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’m excited to share my new op-ed encouraging clinicians and researchers to learn more about the local Black history of the cities where they live and work. I hope you will take a moment to read and share! www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | Do You Know Your Local Black History?

It matters for healthcare and research

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 24/02/2026

"I have had the privilege of learning about the local histories in each of these cities, and that affects how I engage with patients, research participants, and community partners." Read the full #OpEd from Helena Addison PhD, RN, at: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

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Opinion | Do You Know Your Local Black History?

It matters for healthcare and research

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SEICHE Center for Health and Justice @seicheyale.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This Black History Month, we honor W. E. B. Du Bois. In The Philadelphia Negro (1899), he linked incarceration, housing, and health. At SEICHE, this legacy continues through justice, community, and lived experience. #BlackHistoryMonth #HealthJustice #PublicHealth

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Helena Addison PhD, RN @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📢 New publication out! “I Know What I Need”, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities explores how incarceration shapes mental health-seeking among Black men. Read here: rdcu.be/eFtya #MentalHealth #Incarceration

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“I Know What I Need”: A Mixed Methods Study of Mental Health-Seeking Behaviors in Formerly Incarcerated Black Men

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Helena Addison PhD, RN @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

One of my dissertation papers has officially been published in Social Science and Medicine 🎉 So appreciative of those who have already read it and shared it! I’m excited to keep working towards improving mental health of those who have experienced incarceration www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The lasting impact of incarceration: A qualitative thematic analysis of mental health in formerly incarcerated Black men

Black men in the United States face high incarceration rates and formerly incarcerated Black men (FIBM) have worse mental health outcomes than Black m…

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SEICHE Center for Health and Justice @seicheyale.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Men’s Mental Health Month reminds us: For Black men impacted by incarceration, the effects on mental health are long-lasting. Stay tuned for Dr. Addison’s upcoming research exploring what we can learn from men’s coping and care seeking. #MensMentalHealthMonth #MassIncarceration

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SEICHE Center for Health and Justice @seicheyale.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

This Reentry Month, we spotlight TC-HUB, a pilot supporting people with complex health needs post-incarceration. Najea Poindexter, our Nurse Care Coordinator, shares how her lived experience shapes her work connecting returning individuals to care. #ReentryMonth #HealthJustice

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NCSP at Yale @ncspyale.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Congrats to Helena Addison PhD, RN a Yale NCSP VA Scholar from our 2024-2026 cohort on her co-authorship in this important study on Veterans' mental health and criminal-legal involvement! Read more: bit.ly/3K7UQGR #VAScholar @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @carygross.bsky.social

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