Editorial policy

Three principles

Every Mind Well Media article must meet all three standards. If one is missing, we don’t publish.

Sources

Every key claim links to a peer-reviewed source. We favor systematic reviews and meta-analyses, then large longitudinal and randomized studies. We check every DOI against the publisher’s record before an article goes live, and list the full references at the end of each piece.

How an article is made

1. Topic — from reader questions, search data and clinicians’ experience.
2. Research — we find systematic reviews and key studies and verify every citation.
3. Writing — following our three principles: what the data say, what it looks like in real life, what to do.
4. Safety — articles on abuse, suicide and trauma always include crisis resources.
5. Review — at least once a year.

Adapting for US readers

Many of our English articles began as Ukrainian originals. We don’t simply translate them: we rewrite examples for American family life, replace hotlines, laws and statistics with US equivalents, and add US research where it exists. Each adapted article links to its Ukrainian counterpart.

Independence

We don’t publish ads or sponsored content. If we ever enter a partnership, it will be clearly labeled and won’t influence what we write.

Language and tone

We write plainly, without jargon or moralizing. We don’t blame readers or stigmatize mental health struggles, and we define terms the first time we use them.

Safety

Our articles don’t replace therapy, medical care or legal advice. When there is abuse in a relationship, we never advise keeping the family together at any cost — people’s safety comes first. See Get help now.

Updates and corrections

We review articles at least once a year and show the date of the last update. We correct errors openly. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.