A new web site, BringChange2Mind.org, reports “1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Yet, for many, the stigma associated with the illness, can be as great a challenge as the disease itself. This is where the misconceptions stop. This is where bias comes to an end.… Read More »
The producers of MTV’s True Life, a respected documentary series, are developing a new documentary series that focuses specifically on young adults living with mental illness. Producers are looking for 18- to 25-year-olds living in the continental U.S. who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are willing to share their personal experiences with… Read More »
Thursday, October 8, 2009 is National Depression Screening Day. “Whether for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or depression, health screenings provide a quick and easy way to spot the first signs of serious illness and can reach people who might not otherwise seek professional medical advice. Clinical depression is a common medical illness affecting… Read More »
Today is the start of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 4-10) which highlights efforts to promote public education and eliminate stigma. Beginning this week and continuing throughout the month of October, many PBS television stations will broadcast MINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental Illness. MINDS ON THE EDGE is a multi-platform media project that explores… Read More »
“Toward Emotional Maturity” is a 10-minute film produced in 1954 for McGraw-Hill as part of its “Psychology for Living Series.” A teenage girl reflects on her emotional growth, remembering when feelings of love, jealousy, fear, and anger took control. The narrator says she learns through experience that no matter how deep an emotion is, you… Read More »
Dr. Harriet Haberman is a licensed clinical social worker who received a Ph.D. from Rutgers University and has been a psychologist in private practice for 25 years. Her book, Emotional Wisdom: A Compassionate Guide to the Messages Hidden in Your Feelings, was published in April 2008. Book Description: “It provides you with the essential skills… Read More »
A new Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities initiated operations in the state of Georgia on July 1. Previously, mental health was one of 36 agencies within the state’s welfare department competing for attention and funding. Georgia has nearly 100,000 children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances and the agency created to care for… Read More »
Writing For Emotional Balance: A Guided Journal To Help You Manage Overwhelming Emotions was written by Beth Jacobs and published in 2005. “Beginning with an explanation about the value of keeping a journal, Jacobs then guides readers through various processes to clarify our understanding of the subjective nature of emotions and how they are influenced… Read More »
“Beyond the Shadows of Stigma” is an 8-minute video produced by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (CPR) that highlights the work of participants in a Photovoice course, “Taking off the Blinders: A Project to Combat Stigma and Discrimination.” Photovoice puts cameras in the hands of individuals and asks them to produce statements made up of… Read More »
In her book, Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You, Susan Forward writes, “Emotional blackmail is a powerful form of manipulation in which people close to us threaten to punish us for not doing what they want… This book offers a method to break this cycle… Read More »