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How You Can Stop Mental Illness Stigma
Living with a mental health condition is already challenging, and the added burden of stigma leads to tragic outcomes. So, this Mental Health Month, pledge to be StigmaFree. We need to show the world that we are all #IntoMentalHealth. -
Living with Depression: How to Keep Working
Depression can make work more challenging, but you can still be productive. It requires self-acceptance, open communication with your professional circle, and a few other things. -
World Health Day Spotlights Depression
For the first time since 2001, World Health Day is bolstering our cause and mission by highlighting depression. Learn why this theme was chosen, and how you can help raise awareness. -
Beyond Silence: Stopping Stigma One Story at a Time
Created in partnership with NAMI, the new documentary Beyond Silence highlights three courageous individuals determined to break through the silence of mental illness stigma by sharing their mental health journeys with the world.
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What Does It Mean to Have a Mental Illness?
We asked people in our Facebook community who live with and experience mental illness on a daily basis how they define "mental illness." This is what they said. -
Finding Beauty in the Creative Side of Bipolar Disorder
The idea that bipolar disorder may fuel creativity is fascinating to consider. But regardless of the science or controversy behind this suggestion, being able to see the positive in one’s diagnosis is a gift. -
Opening Up to Others about Your Mental Health
If you are considering telling a loved one about your mental health condition, here are some tips. -
99 Faces Who Care About Mental Health Awareness
99 Faces consists of photographs of individuals who are affected by mental illness. Through the project, viewers can witness the possibility, the potential, and more important, the proof of recovery. -
Overcoming the Silence of Stigma through Film
Dinesh’s hope is that by sharing his family’s story, by showing real scenes of a South Asian family intimately discussing these often-off-limits issues, his film will allow Asian communities to acknowledge the reality of mental illness. -
Selective Mutism: Frozen in Silence
As a child, the author of this blog would hide behind her parents’ legs when someone tried to talk to her. Everyone thought she was just shy. But selective mutism isn’t shyness.