September 21, 2025

Housing Advice for Adults with Disabilities & An App Cuts Suicide Attempts by 58%

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Empowering Families: Navigating Residential Planning for Adults with Disabilities Dafna Krouk-Gordon, President and Founder of Toward Independent Living and Learning, co-author of "Moving Out," shares vital insights on planning residential arrangements for adults with disabilities. She emphasizes the importance of starting this process during adolescence, when families should educate themselves about available options, like group homes or shared living situations.
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Revolutionary Digital Therapy Cuts Suicide Attempts by 58% A groundbreaking smartphone app is transforming suicide prevention, offering hope to those at their most vulnerable. Michael Allen, MD, Professor of Psychiatry-Adult Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado, explains how digital therapy is becoming a game-changer in mental health support, particularly during the critical period following hospital discharge.
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AI in Financial Advice: Promise Meets Prudence Would your next financial advisor be powered by AI? Andrew W. Lo, PhD, Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explores this fascinating frontier where artificial intelligence meets personal finance. While AI chatbots are revolutionizing access to financial planning, they're not quite ready to fly solo – he likens them to very bright teaching assistants at universities who are occasionally stoned and offer wrong answers.
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