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Peering In: A Look at Mental Health Peer Providers and How They …

There I was, working hard, while also vigilantly trying to hide the fact that I had spent the previous decade in and out of treatment for bipolar II disorder. Yet, somehow, my students kept on coming to me with their mental health …

Chris Stapleton's Powerful Music Video For 'Fire Away' Brings …

Chris Stapleton's Powerful Music Video For 'Fire Away' Brings Awareness To Mental Health Issues. The video, released Monday, stars Ben Foster and Margarita Levieva. 02/29/2016 01:09 pm ET. 109. Leigh Blickley Senior Entertainment …

11 Things People With PTSD Want You To Know – Huffington Post

Everyone goes through moments of fear, but for those with post-traumatic stress disorder, terror has a way of taking on a life of its own. People with PTSD have often undergone situations that most people can't even begin to …

Ronda Rousey Isn't Ashamed Of Opening Up About Her Mental Health

And she was ready to punch back, citing the service work she's already done to improve mental health awareness in the community. “[We need to take] the stigma away from everything suicide and [make] it actually acceptable …

The Shameful State of the Mentally Ill in Our Jail System

In the United States, our system for treating mental illness is so broken that sometimes people with mental health issues will break the law so that they can get treated in jail. People used to think putting the mentally ill in …