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Are the Kids Really Learning About Mental Health?
Now more than ever, children are learning about mental health in school. However, mental health issues among young people is still on the rise. We need to ensure that our children are not just learning how to seek help, but are actually acting on it. -
Training the Community to Recognize and Respond to Crises
If you’re a first responder, teacher or local community service provider, becoming trained in suicide prevention can make a big impact on your community. It could even save someone's life. -
College Students of Color: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges
Feelings of marginalization and isolation can be harmful to mental health for students of color. Learn more about how colleges and universities can create environments in which young people of color are valued. -
How Being an Iranian Immigrant Affected My Mental Health
"As I reflect on my mental health journey, I feel confident in saying that I don’t blame the West, my culture or my family for my challenges. There are so many contributing factors to mental health conditions, just as human beings are made up of more than one characteristic." -
Getting Involved with Minority Mental Health
Culture, race, ethnicity and sexual identity can make access to mental health treatment much more difficult. We can all help ignite change against these disparities this Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. -
A Therapist’s Journey: Learning the Art of Self-Soothing
"People want one solution to feel better: one medication, one single action to solve all their problems. The fact is, that’s not how life works. We have to try all kinds of solutions; some will work, some won’t, and some might for a period of time and then stop." -
How Schools Can Help Students Respond to Suicide
"13 Reasons Why" shows all the wrong ways a school can respond to suicide. Read how schools should support students after a suicide loss. -
What Happens When Celebrities Talk About Mental Illness
There’s recently been an incredible chain reaction that inspired millions: A connection between three men who never dreamed they had something so personal in common. -
Preventing a Generation from Struggling in Silence
If we fail to teach the younger generations about mental health, they may struggle alone rather than talk to people who can help them. They may feel ashamed for what they experience rather than know it’s not their fault. They may even take their lives.