What It’s Like to Live With Schizophrenia Despite what many may think, being diagnosed with schizophrenia doesn’t mean that you...
12 Tips for Living Well With Schizophrenia
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How a Student with Psychosis Can Succeed at College
Courtesy of Strong 365 guest blogger, Alisha Alyn When Wilmington High School senior Jessica Lifton enlightened the school committee about...
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Protest Prose by Keton Kakkar
A Brief Introduction July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and over the next weeks we will be sharing stories...
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The Importance of Asking for Help
My Story of Support When I was four, my family took a trip to Rehoboth Beach. After hours of playing...
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Home Design Strategies for Improved Mental Health
Mental health is influenced by many factors, including environment. The appearance, location and decor of an environment can promote feelings...
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Why Substance Abuse Worsens Your Mental Health
Have you ever heard of anyone taking “mind-expanding” drugs? People often use this term when they talk about hallucinogens like...
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Don’t Let Stigma Get in the Way of Your Recovery
My first introduction to mental illness was when I was young and a family member was diagnosed. I became familiar...
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There’s No Time Limit on the Road to Recovery
If I had to describe myself I’d say that I love nature, hiking, and music. And I love to travel,...
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Accepting Yourself Through ACT
The ABCs of ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy, which means it helps people...
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Inside an Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic
The second in a series of conversations with Krista Baker, creator and program supervisor of the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC)...
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How My Experience in Treatment Launched My Career in Psychiatric Nursing
I was born in Fresno, California and grew up in Maine, on a Native American reservation. I grew up close...
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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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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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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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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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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...