Who Helps the Helpers? Understanding First Responder Mental Health

It’s the worst day of your life. You’ve been in an emergency. Something traumatic has happened, and you don’t know what to do next. There’s confusion, worry, fear, maybe even a little panic. And then someone arrives who does know what to do. They assess...

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The Invisible Barrier: Understanding Mental Health Stigma

Mental Health by the Numbers What percentage of people in America will experience a diagnosable mental health disorder at some point in their lives? According to Mental Health America, the lowest estimate is 46%, and the actual number may be higher than 50%. In other...

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When Someone We Love Dies by Suicide – Survivor’s Experience with Grief & Loss

Learning How to Cope, Grieve and Keep Going The world can suddenly feel unfamiliar when someone we love dies by suicide. For family members and friends, grief may arrive alongside shock, confusion, anger, guilt, sadness and questions that may never have clear answers. There can...

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Five Pillars of Mental Health

One of the biggest questions throughout the history of philosophy and psychology is “the mind body connection.” Even as neuroscience develops ways to map and understand the brain, we still know little about how our mind and body interact. One thing we do know: what...

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