Make Social Media Work For (Rather Than Against) Your Mental HealthBy David IsraelianActively interacting with people — especially sharing messages, posts, and comments with close friends and reminiscing...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 020Jan
Social Media And Mental Health: There’s Strength In NumbersBy Alonzo SharpWe need to abandon the script that says “I’m okay, your not okay” to one that says “I’m not okay until everyon...Read OnAlonzo Sharp 0 013Jan
Mental Well-Being And Self-CompassionBy Kevin Naruse “ Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others."...Read OnKevin Naruse 0 031Dec
Music and Mental Health: FinaleBy AshleyAlthough it is true that many composers and musicians, those long gone and those still alive and thriving today, have be...Read OnAshley 0 026Dec
Art Therapy’s Positive Effect on Individuals and CommunitiesBy Miles GoldsteinBody image is a struggle many people deal with physically and mentally, therefore, finding an outlet to address one's pe...Read OnMiles Goldstein 0 013Dec
Hollywood: How Stars Have Fallen Due To Mental Health IssuesBy Sable MengeshaThey say stars pass in three’s. It is an unfortunate common trend but when a celebrity passes away due to issues relat...Read OnSable Mengesha 0 005Dec
Talking To Someone: How Your Mental Health Depends On ItBy Dalila PerdomoDo you feel overwhelmed by the emotions and hardships you’re going through? Do you feel lonely at times? Do you talk e...Read OnDalila Perdomo 0 029Nov
Using Mobile Technology to Support Participation in Meaningful ActivitiesBy Sharon VincuillaDue to the familiarity with mobile technology that many individuals labeled with SMI already display, such technology ma...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 023Nov
Depression, Mental Illness and NeurotransmittersBy Sable MengeshaAn article written last December about the different neurotransmitters involved in depression and other mental illne...Read OnSable Mengesha 0 020Nov
MENTAL HEALTH AND REGULAR EXERCISEBy Dalila PerdomoWe all know that exercise is an important component to implement in our daily lives to help us stay healthy. However, we...Read OnDalila Perdomo 0 019Nov
What NOT To Say To Someone Living With DepressionBy Miles GoldsteinIt’s very important to know what to say when interacting with someone who is struggling with depression, but very ofte...Read OnMiles Goldstein 0 011Nov
Mental Health and Meditation: Tips and Techniques For BeginnersBy Emily SchechterAnother tip that can help guide your meditation practice is by focusing on relaxing one part of your body at your time....Read OnEmily Schechter 0 006Nov
Mental Health Population – Connection to Community Helps With RehabilitationBy Kachel RangFor individuals living with mental health challenges, societal barriers contribute to the vicious cycle of stigma. Stigm...Read OnKachel Rang 0 009Oct
A Comprehensive Mental Health Recovery Must Remedy IsolationBy Tequila MockingbirdOver a prolonged period of time, isolation can also cause pathological changes in the brain, leading to sleep disturbanc...Read OnTequila Mockingbird 0 020Sep
Rethinking Core Assumptions on Mental Health CareBy Kevin NaruseBeing human, psychiatrists and clinical psychologists are vulnerable to making biased judgments like anyone else...Read OnKevin Naruse 0 006Aug
Towards A More Complete Approach To Mental Health CareBy Kevin NaruseIsolation is the most pressing issue in young adults’ mental health....Read OnKevin Naruse 0 027Jul
Occupational Therapy Can Support Treatments by Other Mental Health ProvidersBy Sharon VincuillaHumans have evolved over time to automatically react, at a neurological level, to environmental sensory stimulation. Inc...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 026Jul
Social Workers In Rising Demand To Address Workplace Mental HealthBy Kevin NaruseIn June, Fast Company published an interesting article on the future of work, in which Jake Bullinger argued for the imp...Read OnKevin Naruse 0 021Jul
Urban Gardening: A Community-Based Approach to Improving Mental HealthBy Sharon VincuillaWhen seeking to creatively foster positive change in the mental health of individuals, a community-based approach may en...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 014Jul
Volition: Occupational Therapy’s Unique Understanding of the Human Motivation for ActionBy Sharon VincuillaOccupational therapy as a health profession is concerned with the ability of individuals to optimally perform activitie...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 008Jun
Tech Training For Mental HealthBy David IsraelianMISSION: We envision the Los Angeles treatment centers for mental health and substance abuse, to incentivize recovery fo...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 005Jun
Grief and Loss By Suicide Part 2By Delmar DeversWhen discussing interventions for suicide survivors, the term “postvention” comes up in literature....Read OnDelmar Devers 0 025May
Mental Health Issues Hurt the Scientific CommunityBy Susanna Harris 47 percent of doctoral students and 37 percent of master’s students surveyed met the clinical criteria for depre...Read OnSusanna Harris 0 021May
More Than 13 Reasons Why We Need To Talk About SuicideBy Allison Peters and Angela TuckermanI read the book 13 Reasons Why when I was deeply overwhelmed and suicidal. I had my pills ready to go because other self...Read OnAllison Peters and Angela Tuckerman 0 018May
Can you do the Splits?By Lulu The Green FairyOften amongst people who have little or no knowledge about the specifics of mental health issues, there is a common misc...Read OnLulu The Green Fairy 0 018May
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