Mental Health First Aid is a training program with the goal of training individuals who are not mental health professionals on how to appropriately respond to mental health crises and help those in need. Mental Health First Aid is based upon three steps: Recognize, Action Plan, & Connect. Today we’ll answer questions about the program […]
Author: Melody Hartman-Kelly
How Discrimination Impacts Mental Health
Trigger Warning! This article contains serious mentions of discrimination and its mental health impacts. If these are things that are triggering to you, please close this page and read a different article. For more information about identifying triggers, please consult our triggers and stressors article. Discrimination can impact every aspect of life, including mental health […]
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Staying Balanced As A Student
Being a student can be overwhelming, between assignments and exams, extracurricular activities, and trying to maintain a social life, you may feel stressed and your mental health may suffer. We interviewed School Social Worker Valaria Arias for tips on staying balanced as a student. Know Your Limits It’s important to realize when you need to […]
Inside Therapy: Diagnosis + types of therapy
The words “therapy” and “diagnosis” can conjure up a lot of images when talking about mental health. However, diagnosis and therapy can both be powerful tools in bettering your mental health and getting help. We interviewed Mary Tate, LCSW from Tate Psychotherapy to demystify these terms and answer common questions about therapy and diagnosis. Questions […]
List of Coping Skills
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Coping Skills
Coping skills are a vital part of any person’s mental health toolkit, and can be utilized in a variety of different forms. Simply put, coping skills are ways of dealing with stress. In this article, we’ll go over what stress and coping skills are, examples of different coping skills, and how to utilize coping skills. […]
Eco-Distress
We connected with The Good Grief Network to talk about climate change and mental health.
Building Mental Health Routines
Routines are incredibly important in building mental health skills. We talked to Mary Tate, LCSW from Tate Psychotherapy to learn how to develop and maintain routines. In this article, we’ll go over everything related to routines and how to get out of bad cycles. We’ll answer the following questions: What is a Mental Health Routine? […]