How to Support a Loved One with Mental Health Challenges: A Guide for Partners
Loving someone with mental health challenges can be a journey filled with moments of connection, but it also presents unique challenges. As a partner, you can be a source of stability and comfort, but it’s equally important to nurture yourself along the way. Below are practical steps to strengthen both your relationship and your well-being […]
World Mental Health Day: Experts offer advice for supporting children’s mental health
World Mental Health Day is recognized on Oct. 10. Prioritizing mental health is not only important for adults, but for children as well. Experts offer advice for caregivers.
Selena Gomez Announces Second Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit Supporting Youth Mental Health
Selena Gomez announced today that the second annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit, the annual fundraiser in support of the Rare Impact Fund, will be held on October 24 in Los Angeles.
Young Readers Need Books Featuring Mental Health Struggles: 'Story Is What Saved Me'
Authors John Schu, Jas Hammonds, Jonell Joshua and Elvira K. Gonzalez spoke at the Brooklyn Book Festival on representation in YA and children's books.
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Rock the Beach Gala raises more than $225,000 for Newport Mental Health
In a powerful show of support for mental health, guests at this year’s Rock the Beach Gala donated over $225,000 to Newport Mental Health, sending a resounding message about the importance of community-based mental health care. The evening’s overwhelming generosity will help fund vital programs and services that provide immediate care to individuals and families in Newport […]
Artists use talent to raise awareness for mental health causes
A night of art and performance in Center City as local artists brought together their passion while raising awareness on the importance of mental health. The event also raised money for mental health initiatives.
The power to save: Why talking about mental health matters
The CDC’s most recent Fatal Injury Report found that over 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, and the World Health Organization reported that the pandemic triggered a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
LGBTQIA+ app Voda launches ‘world’s largest’ mental health resource for trans individuals
The resources are intended to supply "a much-needed safe space for trans people," Voda CEO Jaron Soh says The post LGBTQIA+ app Voda launches ‘world’s largest’ mental health resource for trans individuals appeared first on Attitude.
Organization highlights importance of mental health after Bon Jovi helps save woman from bridge
After music legend Jon Bon Jovi helped a woman in crisis on Nashville’s Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, mental health advocates have pointed to the important of reaching out to someone in nee…
Mental Health Matters: 7 takeaways from our initial reporting on Kids in Crisis
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New outreach program in Queens offers free mental health services
ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) — Mental health care is an important need for many people, but oftentimes accessing it can be cost-prohibitive. A new outreach program at a church in Queens is trying to alleviate that burden. First Baptist Church of Corona in East Elmhurst has opened the Hope and Grace Mental Health Wellness Center, which […]
This World Suicide Prevention Day, Drew shares his story with us, how his bond with his Hope Project worker Ezra helped him overcome barriers in his life, and
American insurance companies — quietly, and with little government pushback — have assumed an outsize role in mental health care. People in pain are paying the price.
Social media bans could magnify mental health challenges for teens
Social media’s effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from moving ahead with age bans and warning labels for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. But the emphasis on fears about social media may cause policymakers to miss the mental health benefits it provides teenagers, say researchers, pediatricians, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Balancing school, fall sports and your child's mental health
The fall season is upon us and as teens go back to school, many are also gearing up for the sports season. Participating in sports, whether casual play or organized athletics, can be highly beneficial. Regular physical activity can help defend against common health issues such as obesity and type 2 diabetes in children. Sports […]
How to help seniors experiencing mental health issues
Grief and loss, chronic illness, isolation an dementia are all risk factors that can make seniors more prone to depression. But oftentimes, mental health issues can go undetected in elderly people.
Creative hobbies may greatly benefit mental health
Painting, woodworking, writing: Whatever you turn to creatively, it could equal or exceed work in terms of maintaining mental health, new research shows.