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From One Parent to Another: How to Help Your Child
After her daughter died by suicide, the author of this blog learned everything she could about mental health. She's sharing her newfound knowledge with fellow parents, with the hope that even one of her suggestions might prevent another lost battle. -
Taking Off My Mask
Absolutely no one knew that two months before I moved into my tiny dorm room, I was sitting in an even tinier room in the psychiatric unit after attempting to take my life.
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Mothers: You Are Not Alone
Please talk about your symptoms and find treatment. Continuing a discussion about PPD will continue to raise awareness, increase normality and break the stigma.
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Why Me?
I checked myself into the hospital for the first time and I was scared. I didn’t know what to expect. Everything that is seen in the media about mental illness is frightening.
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An Ocean of Sadness
People ask me what living with depression is like. I don’t know how to verbalize it other than to say, it’s like slowly drowning in an ocean of sadness.
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Kelsey’s Story
Depression doesn’t have cure. It isn’t something that you can snap out of regardless of how many times people insist that you can.
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Help Yourself and Help Others
After having my son, I developed what I know now was postpartum depression. I felt worthless, hopeless and again had thoughts of suicide.
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Together, We Can Save a Life
This National Depression Screening Day—held on Thursday, October 6—we are encouraging everyone to take advantage of the free resources available to get insight into your own mental health. -
Promote Hope, Healing and Help to Prevent Suicide
Talking about suicide is one of the best ways to prevent it. But how we talk about it is critically important. -
Ben’s Story
I am learning how to tune out the lies that depression tries to make me believe. I am bigger than depression. I am better than depression. And yes, people would miss me if I were gone.