Category Archives: Mental Illness

Talking — not enough to fix mental health problem

It’s always encouraging to see the conversation about mental health in this country moving forward in a positive direction. On June 3, President Obama used his bully pulpit to do just that by convening a National Conference on Mental Health at the White House. He opened last Monday’s conference with a speech expressing his desire […]

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 …

Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I hope people and organizations can work this month to let people know about mental health and mental illness.

Toward a new understanding of mental illness

Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a […]