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Mental Health Awareness Team
Our high school composed a team of individuals to help bring awareness to the ever growing problem of mental health. We want you to know that you are not alone.
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31 Stories, 31 Days: Bill Carruthers
NAMI Peer-to-Peer spoke to my intellectual side. We talked about the science of addiction. When I was exposed to this, I had an epiphany. There wasn’t something wrong with me morally. I’ve got a disease.
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Amy’s Story
When my daughter was first diagnosed with clinical depression, my husband and I were desperately in need of better coping strategies. Here are some of the skills we’ve learned.
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31 Stories, 31 Days: Paton Blough
The biggest shame of my life has been my criminal record—now I get to take my experiences and help save lives in my community.
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I’m Here to Help
I want to spread the word that it does get better, not perfect but better. It is absolutely OK to talk and reaching out is always the best way to begin the recovery process.
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Sentenced to Life
In 2009, our son believed he heard voices commanding him to kill his former coach. Now I use my voice to share our family’s experience with this broken mental health system.
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Our Journey Through Mental Health
A mental health diagnosis can be traumatic for all family members. After 14 months of searching for answers and resources, we have finally have hope. Real, ongoing hope.
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The Invisible Disease: An OCD Account
OCD is not curable, but it is manageable. The purpose of my story is to document one human’s struggle with a very real, and surprisingly common, mental health condition.
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You’ve Got This
As someone who is living with mental illness, I am passionate about using my life for good. This is an ‘off-the-cuff’ account of my own journey with bipolar.
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Depression: Spoken Word
Rage wrote this poem when he thought he was at his lowest point. This video details through spoken word how it feels to experience depression on a daily basis.