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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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

Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black American

March 18, 2026

A new book by Berkeley Center for Social Medicine faculty affiliate Khiara Bridges explores the persistence of racism in reproductive healthcare in the US—and why even affluent Black women...Read more about Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black American

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