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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is typically a time in the year that can symbolize new beginnings or hope for the future. This month also happens to represent Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), which poses an opportunity for survivors to share their testimonies with greater recognition....
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Helping Children
This is Part 4 of a series titled "Outside Looking In" Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 Every...
Happiness On Horseback, Simply Slowing Down
Whoa Nelly... slow down… Imagine yourself living on a horse ranch without any reception or...
Stepping up when it counts
This is part 3 of a series titled "Outside Looking In" Read part 1 here Read part 2 here Every...
Caregivers must arm themselves with knowledge
This is part two of a series titled “Outside Looking In“. Read Part One here. One of the biggest...
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What Is Breaking Taboo
Breaking Taboo is a nonprofit organization that aims to break the stereotype, or taboo,...
When a Bad Day Gets a Little Longer
I am a high school student, and I am fully versed in the world of mental illness and suicide. So...
Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health Taboo
In September 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) [1] included Mental health in the UN...
Pill Shaming: What exactly is it?
Modern medicine has come a long way in the management of things like heart disease, cancer, and...
Guidelines for Self Love
Valentines day is a day OF love. “LOVE” is a phenomenon that has been the subject of controversy...
The Importance of Mental Health In Public Schools
It was a bright and wonderful day on July 1, 2018 when New York state decided to include mental...
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Stepping up when it counts
This is part 3 of a series titled "Outside Looking In" Read part 1 here Read part 2 here Every family has its routines. Someone washes the dishes. Someone takes out the trash. Someone cooks. You get the idea. But what happens when a family member has a mental health...
Caregivers must arm themselves with knowledge
This is part two of a series titled “Outside Looking In“. Read Part One here. One of the biggest challenges in dealing with a family member who has a mental health diagnosis is that no one has all the answers. No one. Unlike a broken leg, which can be fixed by...
1: “I Can’t Put Myself In Her Place”
In 1988, my wife, Becky, was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Since 1994, when we got married, I’ve been her primary caregiver. Like many with Bipolar Disorder, she leads an ordinary life. She works. She’s given birth to, and helped raise, two children. She’s buried...
What It’s Like To Be a Senior High Schooler during Quarantine
COVID-19 has changed the world and the way we live in it. During this time of loss, change, and uncertainty of the future, everyone is experiencing a multitude of different mental health challenges, struggles, and responses. The experience of high schoolers in...