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Breaking Down Mental Health Terms: What Is Self-Stigma?

My Brains Not Broken

It’s likely that you’ve heard about mental health stigma but as I’ve shared before this stigma can be perpetuated in a number of ways. Self-stigma is one of the less talked about ways that the mental health stigma is circulated. American Psychiatric Association. How Does It Show Up In Our Lives?

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A Look at Mental Health in the LGBTQIA+ Community During Pride Month 2022

My Brains Not Broken

For the past few years, I’ve done research surrounding mental health and the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month. I think it’s important to understand what mental health challenges exist for unique communities and groups of people, and these statistics help paint that picture. population.

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How the Winter Months Impact Our Mental Health

My Brains Not Broken

It took me many years to learn that for me, the winter months always hit my mental health extra hard. It was more difficult to maintain wellness, and harder to keep a positive attitude around my mental health journey. According to the American Psychiatric Association , “[a]bout 5 percent of adults in the U.S.

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If We Know There’s a Stigma, Why Is It Still Here?

My Brains Not Broken

When it comes to mental health, one of the things that is discussed a lot is stigma. The stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness comes up a lot in this space, and it’s something that can become impossible to ignore. Before we go further, what is stigma? The Mayo Clinic. So what’s going on?

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Mental Health Organizations Decry Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Criminalization People who are Unhoused

Social Work Blog

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, American Psychiatric Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Association for Rural Mental Health, and National Association of Social Workers on June 28 released the following statement responding to the U.S. PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

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For more than 50 years, KVC Health Systems has provided heart-centered service to children and families. These services strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help both children and adults achieve mental health wellness. KVC Hospitals – Children’s Psychiatric Treatment.

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. Storytelling can be part of the healing process in one’s mental health journey. My concern is not unwarranted.