Harvard Health

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard has announced a new Sports, Democracy, and Civic Health Initiative. The program will examine how sports can strengthen civic engagement and democratic participation. Announced via Harvard Gazette, the initiative adds to the center's work on democratic governance and innovation, though further details on activities and funding were not provided.

The Lindsay Clancy case is prompting renewed discussion of perinatal mental health in the United States. Commentators, including student publication the Harvard Independent, are examining what the case reveals about gaps in screening, treatment and support for mothers experiencing postpartum mental illness, and how the justice system responds to such cases.