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Toxic Masculinity: Causing depression in men

Toxic Masculinity: Causing depression in men

by Serena Sun | Apr 14, 2023 | Articles, Depression, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It, Wellbeing

“Man up!” “Boys don’t cry!” “Don’t be such a girl!” Sound familiar?  These are just a few of the toxically masculine insults that are proliferating within our current culture and society.  Men experience these types of sentiments daily. What’s worse, is so...
Somatization and Asking for Help: How Asian Populations Respond to Psychological Stress

Somatization and Asking for Help: How Asian Populations Respond to Psychological Stress

by Aisha Munshi | Aug 24, 2022 | Articles, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It

The intricate mechanisms of the body alone, are quite remarkable; but once we add the functionalities of the mind to the mix, the body often succumbs to the mind’s agency in decision- making, be it conscious or sub-conscious. Although quite awesome and intricate to...
Mental Illness: How we Feed the Stigma and How to Starve It

Mental Illness: How we Feed the Stigma and How to Starve It

by Breaking Taboo | Jun 7, 2022 | Articles, Taboo & Breaking It

The Stigma and the Taboo The stigma around mental illness is experienced when a person associated with a mental illness is shamed by the people around them, such as their community. It affects sufferers of a given mental illness, and often even extends to their...
Mental Health Parity and Access to Care: Why We Need It and Why It’s Not Enough

Mental Health Parity and Access to Care: Why We Need It and Why It’s Not Enough

by Breaking Taboo | Mar 14, 2022 | Articles, Taboo & Breaking It

Note: This article discusses mental health parity within the context of the U.S. healthcare system; globally, healthcare systems vary and have distinct challenges and strengths.  When someone experiences a mental health challenge or a challenge with using drugs or...
The Time for Mental Health Education in Schools is Now

The Time for Mental Health Education in Schools is Now

by Crystal Lancaster | Apr 19, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It

Mental health. What does it mean to a twelve-year-old? It may very well mean nothing if he or she has never even heard of the topic. I know I hadn’t when I was that age. In fact, I wasn’t even aware mental illness truly existed, that there were diseases completely...
What Is Breaking Taboo

What Is Breaking Taboo

by Breaking Taboo | Apr 16, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It

Breaking Taboo is a nonprofit organization that aims to break the stereotype, or taboo, surrounding Mental Health and Suicide. Our intention is to educate, share, and encourage open conversations about this topic. We believe that in order to solve a problem, we must...
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