Embracing the Magic of Micro-Moments of Connection: Nurturing Relationships
Social Connections And Senior Health: The Importance Of Friendship
How stress weathers our bodies, causing illness and premature aging
Building Connections: How Relationships and Time with Peers Can Improve Mental Health
The Power of Sharing: How Personal Stories Can Inspire Mental Health Recovery
Rachel is correct, talking about it should lessen the stigma around mental health issues, but we have not reached the next level yet, where people can talk about it without suffering social and professional consequences. For all the great work of celebrities, there’s also a sense in the room that the life of a famous…
Child depression rates are skyrocketing – but social media isn’t to blame. Here’s why– Correlation is not causation, the relationship between mental health and social media is much more complicated than some would lead us to believe.
Movies that Matter: Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope
Mark it down Canada. Based on what I’ve seen on social media in past years, this has been a huge success not only in terms of raising awareness, but also hard cash! Also note, for some of these, you don’t even have to be Canadian to take part. “Bell donates 5 cents to Canadian mental…
The report is available to download in full, or you can skim some of the statistics. As you do though, pay special attention to the section on Access to Care, where you’ll learn things like the fact that over 27 million people in the US with some sort of mental health issue did not get any treatment. None. Not a bit. Even in the best state for matching treatment with patients, Vermont, almost 43% of people did not get care.
One, this sounds like a very interesting book to pick up. Two, this interview with the author, Alisa Roth, is enlightening in many ways. “In her new book Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness, Roth investigates the widespread incarceration of the mentally ill in the U.S., and what she sees as impossible burdens placed…
The Importance of Mental Health During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
To understand our nation’s mental health crisis, look no further than the emergency department
5 ways college instructors can help students take care of their mental health
How Medical Trauma and Chronic Illness Trigger My Childhood Trauma
I Just Unfollowed Hundreds of People on Social Media – Here’s Why You Should, Too – “There are so many good, empowering, accounts out there. There’s no need to follow people who make you feel less-than.”
If we all talked about suicide, wouldn’t that be better for everyone?
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