I was born in Fresno, California and grew up in Maine, on a Native American reservation. I grew up close...
How My Experience in Treatment Launched My Career in Psychiatric Nursing
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How Obamacare Helped Me Make it to Graduation
In 2011, I had a health-related emergency. The pressure of full-time graduate student status, internships, and laying the groundwork for...
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7 Facts About Exercise and Brain Health
What does exercise have to do with brain health? In case you need a little more incentive to hit the...
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Digital Intervention Pilot Results: Infographic
Could digital media play a role in shortening the pathway to effective mental healthcare? A closer look at Strong 365...
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My Journey With Schizoaffective Disorder
After four years of tests, imaging, and hospitals, my doctors said, “You’ve got Schizophrenia.” I remember how ungodly still I...
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We’re Partnering with The Mighty
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our mental health resources focused on connecting young people to...
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Carlos: My Story of Strength
I first noticed changes in my mental health in adolescence. I remember my thoughts would sound like a broken radio...
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When It Comes To Mental Health Care, We Are Not All Equal
If you or a loved one were in need of mental health treatment and could move anywhere in the U.S. to...
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Leave No Stone Unturned
One therapist’s mission to grow specialized, community-based mental health care that everyone can access This is part one of a series...
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Mental health as a pink ribbon illness: Will we get there?
This week, a new Knott’s Berry Farm attraction, “5150: FearVR,” drew criticism from advocates nationwide, resulting in Knott’s deciding to...
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Live from New York, It’s Strong 365!
Program Update It’s been an exciting summer running the first pilot test of our digital outreach program, Strong 365 (formerly StrongMinds...
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The Moment I Decided To Take Control Of My Recovery
The following is a contribution from award winning poet and mental health advocate Matthew Gaymer, excerpted from his book, A...
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3 Prescriptions For Self Care When Stress Takes Its Toll
It can be hard enough to get through a typical week keeping stress in check. As we are constantly pelted...
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Teen Calls for Mental Health Education in High School
Strikingly bold and articulate, Jessica Lifton from Wilmington, MA outlines the case for improving understanding of mental health education in...
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Top 5 Things Everyone Should Know About Psychosis
Psychosis remains one of the more misunderstood brain health conditions of our time, and yet, especially among young people, it’s...
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Recovery From Psychosis Isn’t Easy, But You Will Make It. I did.
Editor’s note: This week, we’re pleased to feature Strong 365 guest blogger Mike Hedrick’s Story of Strength. An accomplished writer, Mike...
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Will Congress Pass Mental Health Reform Legislation? It’s Up To Us.
**6/30/16 update: The House bill, HR 2646, is headed to for a vote just after the Independence Day holiday. A...