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May 30, 2017

Working With Stigma

It’s tough working in the service industry. Uncompromising employers, workplace harassment and poor communication all too often affect worker’s sense…

Be the difference, Employers & Business Practices, Mental Health First Aid, Stigma
May 28, 2017

#NotWeakJustHuman Yes

Not weak, just human. This is the tagline and overarching sentiment of the Men’s Mental Health Social Interest Group that…

Be the difference, Mental Health First Aid, Stigma
August 6, 2015

Responders for youth mental health

When we notice our child or someone we coach or teach or even a neighborhood youth beginning to have difficulty…

Children and Youth, News, Stigma, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
May 31, 2015

Mental health care’s exciting future includes integrated care, brain research…

Mental health has long been relegated to the shadows. For centuries, mental illness was poorly understood; those affected by it,…

Healthcare, healthcare reform, Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Stigma
May 19, 2015

Youth Mental Health First Aid helps Elkhart Community Schools’ staff…

The statistics are staggering — in a given year, 20 percent of youth ages 13 to 18 have mental or addictive…

Mental Health, News, Stigma, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
May 15, 2015

Conversation key to reducing mental health’s stigma

Several agencies gathered recently for a Mental Health Lunch and Learn hosted by Horizons to get that conversation started because…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma, Suicide Prevention
April 7, 2015

Mental health is just as important

My niece Anna died just before Christmas after fighting an insidious disease for 10 years. She was 24. She had a…

Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Illness, News, Stigma...
March 16, 2015

The LaPorte County Drug Free Partnership Introduces Youth Mental Health…

“We are thrilled to bring Youth Mental Health First Aid to our community,” said Joseph Bunch, Co-coordinator of the Strategic…

Addictions, News, Stigma, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
February 25, 2015

Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA and Community Partners Launch Mental Health Initiative

In response to the growing public health problem of mental illness and substance abuse, the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA is joining…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Illness, News, Stigma
February 21, 2015

Mental Health First Aid Training

The main goals are to educate the community on how to react in a situation where somebody maybe having a…

algee, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Stigma
February 3, 2015

Do not take first responders for granted

First responders were dying in Ontario at the rate of one suicide per week in 2014. I didn’t know this…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, News, Stigma, Suicide Prevention
January 30, 2015

Newly launched project aims at breaking down stigmas of mental…

Breaking down the social stigma of mental health issues in Butte is high on the list of the new Project…

Children and Youth, Depression, News, School Safety, Stigma, Suicide Prevention...