September 24.2024 Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts Before They Lead to Actions What exactly is suicidal ideation? What causes it, how do we identify it in ourselves and others, and what steps should we take to address it?
May 14.2024 The Military and Mental Health When it comes to mental health, it’s often the bravest and fiercest among us — our military servicemen and women — who are the most vulnerable and underserved. These workers sacrifice so much of their lives to protect and defend our nation, and where there is sacrifice, there is a price to pay. For this reason, the need for military mental health support has never been more critical.
April 16.2024 Understanding OCD While someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder may be excessively organized or hate germs, these are merely small, external manifestations of a complex, multifaceted mental health condition that interferes in many ways with the daily lives of those who suffer from it. Whether you have OCD, know someone with OCD, or simply want to know more about it, it’s important to realize that there is much more to this disorder than many people realize.
March 12.2024 What is Neurodiversity? While there are disadvantages that come with neurological differences, there are also unique strengths, talents, and viewpoints that neurodiverse individuals bring to the world around them.
February 22.2024 What Are Glimmers? Triggers are a common term discussed in recovery. Whether you’re recovering from addiction, mental illness, or the effects of trauma, a key aspect of recovery is understanding, recognizing, and avoiding triggers. But have you ever heard of glimmers?
January 25.2024 The Shame Game: Why Won’t Mental Health’s Stigma Go Away? We’ve made great strides in understanding mental health and how we can help ourselves or those we love. However despite much positive change and huge leaps in scientific understanding, mental health is still bound up in stigma. As we explore shame’s relationship to this, let’s also learn how to reduce the stigma of mental health.
