Mental Health First Aid Resources

When public discourse links mental disorders with violence or "craziness," it adversely—and unfairly—affects the lives of millions of people.

The silent shame of having a mental illness in a Chinese family.

The importance of maintaining "face" in Asian cultures goes back thousands of years. In the US, where Asian Americans also grapple with a rampant high-achiever stereotype, people are suffering silently.

I was beaten quite a bit as a child. I wasn’t a “bad kid” or a troublemaker, I just happened to come from a violent place (America) and a culture (small town, black, 1980s; take your pick) where beating children was de rigueur.

Four questions to ask to find a therapist who 'gets it.'

"For some clients, sharing a minoritized identity with a therapist may reduce guardedness, mistrust, and self-consciousness."

Because it's not just something ~other people~ do.

Everyone loves a good life hack — especially when it seems like something you can only learn in therapy — because therapists have a way of helping you come at daily problems from a slightly different angle. Whether it's a tip that can make your…

Why should you take a Mental Health First Aid course? Find out more here.

I don’t remember too many of the details, except that we were in a hotel parking lot and I couldn’t have been more than 24 or 25. I do, however, remember every facet of that moment, down to the…

If you struggle with panic and anxiety, you're not alone.

The calming effects of performing little acts of kindness.

Expert tips to help you get through what feels like the worst 10 or 15 minutes of your life.

Be a person who someone with anxiety knows they can count on when they're having problems.

I am not ashamed to stand in front of the world and say, that I live with mental illness. I

The term "obsessive-compulsive" has become a jokey shorthand, to the detriment of people who actually suffer.

Those who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) fixate obsessively on one or more perceived flaws in their appearance, resulting in depression and social anxiety—and, in extreme cases, thoughts of suicide. But despite the severity of the condition...

It’s called “cognitive reappraisal.”

Being in a romantic relationship when one (or both) of you suffer from depression is a massive challenge. Depression can make your partner seem distan

In the Darwinian world of academia, too many people assume psychological problems are for the weak.

I woke up alone in the car I live in to a flat tire. My immediate resolution for the day was to decide how best to kill myself. It sounds extreme, I know; but that's exactly what living with bipolar disorder is like for me. I was diagnosed with…

I was a teenage boy who thought anorexia was a "girl's problem." I was wrong.

The conversation around eating disorders often centers on young girls. As adults still coping with bulimia, for the first time my mom and I talk about our progress, pasts, and enduring anxieties.

Because for now, you and I differ about what we think this building, this institution, is for.

The standard conception of the disorder is based on studies of “hyperactive young white boys.” For females, it comes on later, and has different symptoms.

Many people think those of us with BPD are maniacs, "crazy" in the classical sense of the term. But the disorder is far more complex than that, and people like me are proof that even the most serious cases can get better.