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Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience
This is an unprecedented crisis in mental health facilities — and it needs to be addressed. -
Navigating Depression and Medical Leave from College
When temporary pain feels too great to bear, the combined force of ‘forever moments’ keeps me going. -
What I’ve Learned on My Mental Health Journey
I have developed some skills to guide me through moments of difficulty — to ride out the wave. -
It’s Not the Hormones: Reflections on a Teenage Girl’s Traumatic Crisis
Mental health issues and real, traumatic experiences are pinned as a “normal part of growing up” or “just a phase.” -
Type 2 Diabetes and Mental Health: Exploring the Connection
The prevention and management of diabetes is important, because diabetes and mental health are connected. -
Physical and Mental Illness in Children: Both Need to Be Taken Seriously
When it comes to mental illness, families often receive less support, compassion and understanding than those facing physical illness. -
Hygiene Indifference: The Symptom We Don’t Talk About
Our ideas about the morality of cleanliness can shape how we view mental illness. -
4 Tips for Sharing Your Mental Health Journey on Social Media
You can harness the power of shortform video to explain your own experience, challenge the stigma surrounding mental illness and shed light on the realities of the mental health care system. -
How I Stay Above Water
Even more helpful than identifying my coping strategies was identifying exactly what triggers me. -
How The Pandemic Helped Me Build a Stronger Self
My increasing ability to withstand ambiguity and change is a measure of my improved mental health.