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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 BIPOC and LGBTQ Survey » "Peer support can help individuals achieve long-term recovery. Mental health America (MHA) and the Center for Peer Su...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 When Just Getting Through the Day Is Enough » This article talks about the valley of life and how there are good times and there are bad times. This article talks about...
Thursday, April 22, 2021 How to Plan a Mental Health Recovery Day for National Stress Awareness Month » In this article, an individual talks about what stress does to her body physically and how it also affects her mental heal...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 University Behavioral Center: Virtual Coffee and Conversations » Grab your favorite cup of coffee from your home and join us as we take a minute to connect with one another duri...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 "What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Mental Health" » In this article, actress Mayim Bialiks talks about how she wish she could of educated her younger self on mental health an...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Let's Normalize Talking About Your Emotions and Mental Health » In this article, an individual shares his story about his challenges he faced growing up that were physical and mental. Th...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 What is the best way for someone to support a loved one with PTSD? » The Mighty is creating a video about PTSD on behalf of one of their pharmaceutical partners. They want to highlight ways p...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 8 Ways To Check In With a Friend Struggling With Their Mental Health » This article talks about 8 different ways you can check in on a friend that is struggling with their mental health. It can...
Thursday, March 25, 2021 The Subtle Signs of Stress and Burnout That You Need to Know » This article defines what "burnout" and "stress" can mean mentally and how you can see the signs of it. Cl...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Florida’s Center for Health & Wellbeing promotes all-around care through holistic design » This article talks about how the Center for Health and Wellbeing is the first facility in the region to focus on preventat...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Florida First Lady efforting curriculum for mental health, partnering professional athletes » According to Orlando's Local 6 News, the First Lady of Florida Casey Desantis has developed a new program for students tha...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 “San Jose Police launch first full time mental health response unit” » By: The Mercury News According to this article, launching a full time mental health response unit has given behavior...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 “San Jose Police launch first full time mental health response unit” » By: The Mercury News According to this article, launching a full time mental health response unit has given behavior...
Thursday, February 4, 2021 “Mental Health Counselor: Don’t Give Power to the Pandemic” » By: Spectrum News 13 This article talks about some insight a mental health counselor was able to share about the mor...
Thursday, January 28, 2021 “Mental Health Innovation is important for economic recovery and upward mobility” » By: Gregory Ferenstein Brookings This article talks about how individuals who utilize ment...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Coping with seasonal affective disorder » By: “Auburn Pub” This article talks about the different ways to cope with seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affe...
Thursday, January 21, 2021 8 ways managers can support employees Mental Health » By: “Harvard Business Review” In this article talks about the influence the pandemic has had on all employees throug...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 A Virtual Mental Health Forum for Students » Learn how to use vision boarding to set your goals/intentions for the new year! Share your thoughts with o...
Thursday, January 7, 2021 Utah Students could take a day off for mental health under proposed legislation. » In this article, Utah lawmakers talk about how students should be able to take a mental health day from time to time witho...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Acclimated Restorative Coaching: Solving Media Overload: a Guide for Therapists, , Peer Specialist » A book created by a Peer that was created for modality. This person wrote a book for peers to use to help people recover f...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) 10 Mental Health Practices We Learned This Year That We are Taking with us into 2021 » In this article, there are 10 different mental health practices that are discussed that have been the key to ‘survival’ fo...
Thursday, December 17, 2020 SAMHSA Releases report on behavioral health workforce » SAMHSA has released the “ Behavioral Health Workforce Report ,” which documents effective mental and substance use dis...
Thursday, December 10, 2020 The My Mental Health Crisis Plan app empowers individuals who have serious mental illnesses to help » SMI Adviser has created an easy way for individuals to create and share a psychiatric advance direct...
Thursday, December 3, 2020 How to talk to loved ones when you are worried about their mental health » According to this article, experts say it is possible to spot signs that someone might be going through a difficult time,...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 SF launches first team to respond to mental health, addiction 911 calls » According to this article, San Francisco, CA now will be sending out a Street Crisis Team to respond to mental health cris...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 ‘Dangerous’ cut to mental health services at N.J. schools is restored » In this article, a statewide program for many students that includes in-school mental health counseling and crisis has bee...
Thursday, November 19, 2020 Florida hires a Mental Health Coordinator to help people recover from natural disasters » Social Worker, Darcy Abbott became the mental health coordinator for disaster recovery last year. She was hired by the Flo...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Virtual Reality and the COVID Mental Health Crisis » Discussed in this article is how doctors have found a way to improve people's mental health by using Virtual Reality like...
Thursday, November 12, 2020 New York city will send mental health teams instead of police to respond to some 911 calls » According to reporters from CNN, New York city is developing a pilot program that will be creating a mental health team to...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 UCF RESTORES offers free telehealth therapy sessions to first responders, health-care workers » UCF Restores clinic that specializes in treating people who have experienced traumatic experiences is now offering free th...
Thursday, November 5, 2020 What to do about Ahav? A mother’s fight to save a Black, mentally ill 11-year old boy » This article posted on the Washington post by writer Hannah Drier, tells a story about a single mother raising two boys an...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 The Mental Health of Young Parents During COVID-19 and Beyond » Research highlights the additional challenges and burdens facing young parents and young adults more broadly, before and d...
Thursday, October 29, 2020 A Mental Health Crisis is Not a Crime » When a mental health crisis occurs, many people don’t know the resources to reach out to that does not involve law enforce...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 PEERS Act 2020 » The Peers ACT of 2020 was introduced by leading mental health organizations such as Mental Health America (MHA), National...
Thursday, October 8, 2020 Mental Illness Awareness Week 2020 » Mental Illness Awareness Week was established in 1990 by the U.S. congress in recognition of efforts by NAMI (N...
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