[…] take her meds, get better, find work/friends, decide she didn’t need the meds and soon relapse. During a second psychotic break after stopping her medication, Catherine attempted suicide. Fortunately, we were able to react quickly, and get her to the hospital by ambulance. At the local psychiatric ward, she was put on a different […]
Coming forward as a professional with lived experience of DID has given me the freedom to show others that they can embrace who they are and accept all parts of themselves.
As today’s students face alarming challenges in the realm of mental health, September’s observance of Suicide Prevention Month is an opportune time to start impactful conversations about mental illness and the emotional well-being of young adults. According to a Healthy Minds Study on 373 campuses, more than 60% of college students met the criteria […]
[…] 40% of children and teens are experiencing elevated rates of depression and sadness. Even scarier is that about 20% of high school students have reported thoughts of suicide. It is difficult to point the finger to one specific factor for the rise in these numbers because it is most likely a combination of psychosocial […]
[…] including mental health conditions. Players who do not get adequate treatment and support are at risk for failed relationships, broken families, other related health problems and even suicide. MLB: From Silence to Support During the 2009 season, five players were on the disabled list (DL) for emotional issues, the most in any single MLB […]
[…] wellbeing. If you love someone with a mental illness, you too may be the only person standing in the gap between them and homelessness, jail, abuse or suicide. At times, you may need to be their voice when they cannot speak for themselves or no one listens. Or, you may need to do the […]
[…] event. Kings Park is a powerful film. In 1967 at age 17, filmmaker, Lucy Winer was committed to Kings Park State Hospital in New York, after several suicide attempts. Established in 1885 and closed in 1996, the hospital had 9,000 patients at its peak—basically warehoused without humane treatment. Thirty years later, Lucy returned to […]
I found NAMI New Jersey (NJ) through a self-help clearing house index. I was looking for a non-profit to volunteer with, as was my way when I was very ill and could not work.
[…] There is strong research that shows that building connectedness at the individual, family, community and societal level and encouraging safe, secure, nurturing relationships is protective against violence, suicide and child maltreatment particularly. The types of connections and relationships that are most important include things like regular social contact, strong family attachments, involvement in community […]
[…] collection of days and months can be blamed for the ebb and flow of life’s joys, challenges and inevitable losses. I lost a friend in July to suicide. It shook me to my core. I had sensed that she was sad and unhappy with her life but I didn’t feel that I was a […]
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