“More than 60 million adults and about 15 million children in America suffer some form of mental disorder. That’s one in every four adults, one in five children. Far fewer live with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or severe depression, but the numbers are still large: 13.6 million adults and about […]
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Young Minds Advocacy – The Community Mental Health Act of 1963
Described as “a bold new approach” by President Kennedy, the Community Mental Health Act was the first federal law to encourage community-based mental health care. The Act provided grants to states for the construction …
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: Men and Women …
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Are mental illnesses such as PMS and depression culturally …
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Young Minds Advocacy – Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
This week, in honor of Children's/Young People's Mental Health Awareness Week, Hear Me Out will feature two guest bloggers sharing their personal experiences of living with mental illness. These two young women are …