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And the Oscar Goes To....
My brother is the CEO of the Awards and Recognition Association. He's often contacted this time of year to talk about the Oscars and all the other awards given out in the entertainment and sports industries. He can talk about the gold content of the Oscars, the size of the Stanley cup, how they are created and who is involved. But one question I guarantee he has never gotten is, "Where are the awards for the heroes in mental health?"
Well, there are some.
When the issue of stigma-b...
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Expert & Community Posts
Reacting to a Tragedy
By Lynne Taetzsch , Health Expert...toward mental illness. There has always been a stigma associated with it, one that many of us... Read more »
Media Spin, Celebrity and Mental Health
By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert...just may be up to celebrities themselves to address mental health stigma and ignorance. ... Read more »
The Voice Awards
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert...frustration and concern with the way consumers of mental health services are portrayed in the... Read more »
Improving Women's Mental Health
By Teri Robert , Health ExpertAction Steps for Improving Women's Mental Health has been released by the U.S. Department of Health... Read more »
The Screening Controversy
By Sue Bergeson , Health ExpertThe issue of routine mental health screening-especially of teens-is a controversial one within the... Read more »
Health Guide
Meet Robin Cunningham, Schizophrenia Expert Patient
...articles have been written about him. He currently serves on the New Jersey Governors Council on Mental Health Stigma and the NAMI New Jersey Board of Trustees. He has written a body of poetry,... Read more »Launching a Movement for Global Mental Health on World Mental Health Day
In 1992, the World Federation for Mental Health established October 10 as World mental Health Day. The theme of this year's WMHD (October 10) is "Making Mental Health a Global Priority — Scaling... Read more »A More Upbeat Mood About Depression: Stigma and Mental Health Take Center Stage
Mental health issues entered the spotlight this week, as two prominent community figures private battles with depression became public knowledge. In Montgomery County, Executive Doug Duncan... Read more »The Link Between Anxiety and Obesity
...anxiety comes before obesity or vice versa. According to Jorm, there are three reasons obesity may impact mental health: Being obese is socially undesirableObesity causes physical... Read more »The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
...happy, carefree childhood, but that’s simply not the case. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, studies show that 1 in 33 children and 1 in 8 adolescents are depressed in any... Read more »Images
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October 02, 2008Nearly 30 percent of American need mental health care, researchers say, but only about one-third of these people receive it. The most common... Read summary »
Sexual Problems Linked to Life Experiences
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August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Military personnel returning from the Iraq War are struggling with more than post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According... Read summary »
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