Easing the Mental Toll of HIV and AIDS Epidemics and pandemics. HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. National and global issues affecting people around the world and highlighting health inequities that impact access to health and mental health care. During the physical and mental health stressors of the…
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Do Not Wait for a Holiday to Express Gratitude Gratitude is a “trending notion” right now, but do people really know what it means to show, express, feel and embrace gratitude. Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation, gratefulness, or thankfulness for someone or something. Whether…
Mental Health Should Be Everyone’s Priority Every year, one in 5 adults experience a mental illness in the United States1. Mental illnesses can have a wide range of effects on physical heath, relationships and school or job performance. Yet as a country we still struggle…
3 Xanax Addiction Signs to Lookout For Nearly 52 million Americans 18 and older are living with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of people suffering from panic disorders and anxiety are increasing. A common medication…
Suicide Prevention Awareness: “Creating hope through action.” September is National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and the 2nd leading cause of…
Why Overdose Awareness Matters More Than Ever International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, began in Australia 20 years ago to raise awareness of overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and remind us of the grief felt by the families and friends of those who have died…
Protecting Minority Mental Health in the U.S. Mental illness is stigmatized in the U.S. and even more among minority communities and communities of color both nationally and internationally. To help combat the mental illness stigma, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as “Bebe Moore…
Mobile Clinics Tested as a Way to Treat Substance Use Disorders Mobile health units may be able to help manage HIV infections and opioid use disorder. A clinical trial, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute on…
What You Need to Know About PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) first entered the lexicon when the American Psychiatric Association added it to its third edition of the association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980. But PTSD has been around much longer…
Raise Your Mental Health Awareness Mental Health Awareness Month each May is a good reminder to learn more about the range of mental illnesses that people experience, and how we can promote and enable well-being for all individuals. This includes becoming familiar with more commonly…