psychosocial
adjective
psy·cho·so·cial
ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl 
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
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In her previous role at the whistleblower protection group The Signals Network, Gibson worked on providing independent legal and psychosocial support to Daniel Motaung, a Meta whistleblower who first shared his story in TIME.
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
According to a 2018 study published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, codependency is a complex and multifaceted psychosocial problem.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Those individuals, almost without fail, have this incredible complexity of physical health care conditions, often mental health, behavioral health conditions, and a range of psychosocial things, including housing instability, sometimes nutritional instability.
—Ryan Levi, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
At the onset of a crisis, UNICEF also deploys extra personnel to help keep children connected to critical health care, education and psychosocial support.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
According to a 2018 study published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, codependency is a complex and multifaceted psychosocial problem.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Those individuals, almost without fail, have this incredible complexity of physical health care conditions, often mental health, behavioral health conditions, and a range of psychosocial things, including housing instability, sometimes nutritional instability.
—Ryan Levi, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
At the onset of a crisis, UNICEF also deploys extra personnel to help keep children connected to critical health care, education and psychosocial support.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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psychosocial
adjective
psy·cho·so·cial
ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
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