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How Does Depression Affect Your Physical Health?
The effects of depression are not limited to your mental and emotional health only. Instead, they extend beyond that, leaving their negative toll on your physical wellbeing as well. Researchers note that people with depression tend to make increased visits to doctors. This tells that depression leaves it impact on the physical health, which is …
Why Volunteering is Good For Your Mental Health
Older people get the most benefit from helping others
How to get stuff done when you are depressed
Jessica Gimeno lives with bipolar disorder and wants to expand the discourse around mental health. It's not enough to just receive a diagnosis, she says, peo...
How Prisons Abuse People with Mental Illness
People with mental health problems need treatment, not torture. Yet instead of being given the care they need, people are punished with solitary confinement ...
How to Be a Mental Health Ally
Research shows that someone you know — a colleague, a family member, a friend, a client, a board member, or even yourself — will experience a mental health challenge at some point in your life. Recognizing this possibility can arm yourself in advance to support the people in your life and contribute to creating a supportive workplace. Some of the most effective ways you can be a mental health ally are to talk one-on-one with colleagues who are struggling, use supportive language, educate…
Tips for navigating mental health during the holidays
The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports about 64% of people with mental illness said the holidays make their conditions worse.
Mental Health. How to Help Yourself and Others
Most of us have had the occasional feeling that we’re moving forward in the wrong direction, or that we’re not doing enough, or that we’re burning out.
A gardener’s guide to mental health
I’m a therapist, and I want to correct a misconception about therapy. There seems to be a broad assumption that our internal world and our external world are...
Social Isolation: How It Affects Mental Health
Social isolation is a major problem that many will have to deal with. But did you know how it affects your mental health?
What Is a Mental Health Gym?
Mental health gyms are on the rise. This what they do well and what they're missing.
Facts & Figures: Mental Health in Rural America
Facts and figures about the prevalence of depression and mental health challenges in rural areas when compared to urban areas.
How to Help Teens Struggling With Mental Health
Answers to common questions about identifying and compassionately addressing issues of anxiety and depression in adolescents.
How To De-Stigmatize Mental Health Through Nutrition
Take the first step toward better mental well-being.
10 Signs of Mental Health Issues in Athletes
Being an athlete can be fantastic, but at the same time, it can be overwhelming, too. With the high that comes along with every success,Continue reading
How to nurture a culture of mental health for the long run
The cultural trend for organizations to improve awareness and acceptance for taking care of employee mental health is just a starting point.
How to Be Proactive About Your Mental Health
Steps you can take to protect one of your most valuable assets.
How to assess pediatric mental health emergencies
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
How to Take a Guilt-Free Mental Health Day
How to improve emergency response for mental health crises
3 tips to build a more robust emergency response ecosystem for mental health crises in your communities
Why Mental Health is Central to Your Business Continuity Plan
There's never been a more difficult time to be a business leader.
