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Suicide: A Cry for Life
"So often, our culture concludes that suicide is a rejection of life, a willful refusal to live any longer, but I believe suicide is a statement that life can and should be so much more than pain or despair. If a suicidal person only sees a future with days on end of pain, then that vision looks nothing like the sort of life we all long to enjoy." -
How Helping Others Can Help You
A recent study found that giving help had greater benefits than receiving help. Some of us might not need a study to prove that—we've experienced it.
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Understanding the Challenges Veterans Face
The term "moral injury" was coined in 2009 by Dr. Jonathan Shay, but the issue has been affecting veterans for much longer than a short seven years. Learn more here.
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Comedian Believes that Mental Health is No Laughing Matter
Mental health awareness can be spread through many mediums. See how actor Ted Swartz opens up a dialogue about mental illness through his play, Laughter is a Sacred Space.
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Bridging the Gap Between Secular and Spiritual: Mental Illness & Faith
Three distinguished panelists led a session at the 2015 NAMI National Convention in San Francisco discussing how to connect faith communities into the mental health space, and how spirituality can be an important aspect of the recovery process.