Life After Child Abuse – Grieving the Loss of Family
Types of Schizophrenia: The Full Spectrum of the Disorder
Are you familiar with the types of schizophrenia? Check out our latest blog to learn more.
Despite laws to improve mental health insurance, there's little improvement.
Despite laws to improve mental health insurance, there has been little improvement. Among the reasons is the reluctance of therapists to accept insurance fees and oversight.
Lessons from Healing Land
TLDR: it does get better, and it might look different
Child Abuse Survivor - Issue #159
Finding the balance between keeping up with the news and losing our mental health
100 things to support your mental health that aren't go for a walk and drink more water
with all due respect to going for a walk and drinking water
Feeling Overwhelmed by the News? Here’s How to Protect Your Mental Health
An explanation of the science behind news fatigue, plus expert advice to take control and protect your well-being while staying engaged
A year on Instagram boosted my mental health - social media can be a force for good
Instagram has given me a window on the world that is more personal than browsing through online images and National geographic
Seven Barriers to Building More Meaningful Connections
If we're not careful, our beliefs, habits, and assumptions can get in the way of deep, fulfilling relationships.
Stay Informed or Protect Your Mental Health?
Groomed to Be Grateful: The Normalization of Sexualization and Control
How Society Taught Us to See Predation as a Compliment
Where young people grow up affects their mental health
There are many factors contributing to what has been described as a mental health crisis among the youth. But an underexplored factor affecting the mental wellbeing of young people is where they li…
The Time Thief Affecting More Than Half of Americans: Poor Mental Health
Feb. 14—(NAPSI)—The latest GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor survey shows that nearly half of Americans feel they have lost time in their lives due to poor mental health. Courtney Nugent suffered a decade-long struggle with anxiety. At first, medication helped manage her anxiety. However, after a surgery, she found her medication was no longer keeping her anxiety in check. She began a ...
Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 9-15. Learn more about the considerable benefits of kindness here.
How to Support a Child in Crisis
Children's mental health is often overlooked or underresourced, and mental health issues among young people are on the rise. Here's what to do to support a child in crisis.
You Don’t Have to Remember Your Trauma to Heal—Here’s Why 🧠
Neuroscience suggests you don’t need to remember every detail of your trauma to heal. Here’s what actually works. (10min Read)
Top 3 Mental Health Books Every Teen Should Read
Child Abuse Survivor - Issue #158
If that sounds like you recently or for the last 30 years, I want you to know one thing. You’re not alone in feeling unsafe, and you’re not wrong for feeling unsafe.
UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds
Researchers estimate lifetime earnings lost as charities call for independent review of causes of the crisis
Together is How We Get Through This
Lesson #31 of 40
For Alabamians with mental illness, incarceration can be life-threatening
Prisons and jails are poorly equipped to help people struggling with mental illness. That's led to tragedies.
Timeline Cleanse: 5 Black Mental Health Advocates To Follow for Healing and Empowerment
With the world currently in a tailspin, anyone spreading positivity is a welcome relief to the grim news cycle. Thankfully, social media has provided a space for therapists and mental health advocates to share this type of content, helping thousands with just the click of a button. These individuals offer positive coping skills and ways
'You're Never Alone'
Flames prospect Jacob Battaglia becomes first official spokesperson of CMHA Talk Today Program
Beyond Doom-Scrolling: Inspire Mental Health on Social Media
Every scroll triggers an emotion. Behind those mental health posts that make you pause lies a science of connection—one that's transforming how we support each other online.
My Dark Vanessa: Navigating the Complexities of Sexual Abuse.
My Dark Vanessa is a powerful portrayal of the complexities experienced by individuals who have suffered sexual abuse, presenting a nonconformist perspective on trauma that...
Books - Resources for Healing & Resilience
Below are many books – organized by topic – that are helpful resources for healing and resilience. Many of them are available in the Columbia libraries, where you can request them as Kindles, hard copies, or read them online.
Q&A: Hamilton author on the 'shocking' lack of understanding about the impacts of racism on mental health
With the release of her new book, Ingrid Waldron speaks with CBC Hamilton about the need for change in the health-care and educational systems and how Canadians need to better understand the ways racism impacts mental health.
How connection and community help us heal after trauma.
The wildfires have left devastation in their wake. But recovery goes beyond rebuilding homes. Explore how community, compassion, and trauma-informed tools can rebuild hope.
21 of the best podcasts for mental health
From the meditative to the therapeutic, these are the mental health podcasts we've got on lock for keeping our head in the game.
Social media may have played a role in decreasing the stigma of mental illness.
Previous generations viewed trauma, and therapy, as being more shameful than we view it today. Social media has likely played a role in decreasing this stigma.
Social media may have played a role in decreasing the stigma of mental illness.