Berkeley Center for Social Medicine

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The Berkeley Center for Social Medicine critically engages the intersection of social systems, social difference, health and health care in the United States and across the globe. 

Founded in 2013, the Center links to the discipline of social medicine internationally by bringing together Bay Area scholars from the social and historical sciences who are working on questions related to medicine, the health sciences, public health, global health, the social structuring of suffering, violence and the body.  

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Menopause Symptoms Among Latine Adults

July 23, 2026

Berkeley Center for Social Medicine affiliate Ale Geisel-Zamora co-authored “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Age at Menopause, and Vasomotor Symptoms Among Midlife Latine Adults in California,” published in ...Read more about Menopause Symptoms Among Latine Adults

Awards & Honors for BCSM Affiliates

July 23, 2026

Congratulations to these Berkeley Center for Social Medicine affiliates on their awards and grants!

Alex Adia: Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Research Award and AcademyHealth Health Equity Interest Group Student Investigator Award
Larissa Benjamin...Read more about Awards & Honors for BCSM Affiliates

Psychology Professor creates strengths-based framework addressing Black youth suicide

July 14, 2026

According to Berkeley Center for Social Medicine faculty affiliate Jasmin Brooks Stephens, the rise of suicide rates among Black adolescents over the past two decades is the largest of any racial group. Her work emphasizes strengths, community, and hope as powerful tools...Read more about Psychology Professor creates strengths-based framework addressing Black youth suicide

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