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Strengthening Mental Health Support for Students

The distress that so many students are experiencing calls for us to act with urgency and compassion.

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How My Relationships with My Caregivers Has Helped Me Navigate Schizoaffective Disorder

Maintaining good relationships with my caregivers is a vital part of being a mentally healthy adult.

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What Being “More Than Enough” Really Means

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Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience

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It’s Not the Hormones: Reflections on a Teenage Girl’s Traumatic Crisis

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Physical and Mental Illness in Children: Both Need to Be Taken Seriously

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How Fandom Conventions Allow Me to Be My True Self

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The Widely Neglected Healing Power of Music

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The Importance of Prioritizing Emotional Wellness over Academic Achievement

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Addressing Youth Mental Health in NAMI’s Next Book

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What I Wish I Had Known About Borderline Personality Disorder

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Reimagining Mental Health in Schools

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How to Talk to Your Teen About Suicide

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Supporting Adolescent Mental Health During a Pandemic and Back to School

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Bettering Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Youth

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How a School Project Helped Me Face My Trauma

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The Importance of Accepting Help

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What Happens When Your Child’s School Reports Suicidal Ideation

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How Students Changed the Law to Allow Mental Health Days

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To All the Professors and Teachers of Those with Invisible Illnesses

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Youth Speak Out on Their Tech Use During COVID-19

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Ways to Manage and Cope with Stress

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