Almost a decade ago, awareness of poor mental health was quite low and people did not talk much about it as it was considered taboo. However, recently people have started talking about it openly. On social media platforms, you’re just as likely to come across references to depression as ...
Instagram should avoid enforcing a real-name policy in order to support openness about mental health, experts have recommended as the UK marks Mental Health Awareness Week. New research by Dr. Ysabel Gerrard at the University of Sheffield and Dr. Anthony McCosker at Swinburne University of Technol...
But May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and May 10 was AAPI Mental Health Awareness Day. May is also host to Mother’s Day, which for some of you is Instagram worthy and for the rest of us requires deep breathing. May is my month. All of me. #intersectionality I li...
I’m all for activities beyond just awareness though, and trying to do something practical whether supporting people close to us or more generally through support services. I think I’ve said before that it’s pretty easy for me to talk about my mental health, I’ve been doing since before...
These are often the organisations who have no autistic representatives on their board or who promote ‘awareness’ events which are exclusionary such as ‘light it up blue.’ Organisations supporting autistic people really do need to be genuinely inclusive themselves. Accessing healthcare is a ...
Before COVID, the team would regularly explain their services in classes and advisory groups, teach sexual health lessons plus depression and anxiety awareness modules, and attend school performances "so [students] saw us as part of their school community, like teachers." During the pandemic, ...
This article uses ethnography and coproduced ethnography to investigate mental health labels amongst university students in the UK. We find that although l
Resources for mental health and treatment Awareness of social and political causes (#FightFor15 or #InsulinForAll) Support for marginalized groups From racism to misgendering,#LGBTQyouth experience harm by the constant rhetoric they see online. Find out here how you can support them.https://t....
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During 2023, UCY has been involved in concerted efforts to create a sustainable global action campaign to raise awareness of the kinds of environments young people need in order to create a life they wish to live. The Compulsory Campaign, the first major action of the larger global campaign ...