Category Archives: Stigma

CHANGING THE MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY | Jen Hyatt

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Mental Health in America: A Crisis With Multiple Causes – The Ring …

In his recent executive action to curb gun violence, President Obama proposed setting aside $500 million to fund mental health programs. Bernie Sanders' “Medicare for All” proposal would include access to mental health …

Treating Bipolar Disorder Without Medication – living in stigma

This article appeared on a new site I found Science20.com discussing Bipolar Disorder. The words 'Lithium', 'weight gain' and 'olanzapine' are mentioned which are all too familiar to me. Bipolar disorder is a diagnosis given …

Kate to join Huffington Post staff to raise child mental health …

Kate to join Huffington Post staff to raise child mental health awareness. The Duchess of Cambridge is used to topping the news agenda, but now she is to help set it by spending a day as a guest editor. The Duchess of …

Executive Action, Gun Control & Mental Illness: Too Little Too Much

One outcome of Obama's announcement is concern that physicians & mental health care providers will now be reporting everyone's mental illness to the FBI…