Blog: Your resource for learning more about mental health

Whenever a friend, family member, or acquaintance reveals that they are struggling with their mental health, it can often come as a shock...

Winter is behind us! Although some last-minute harsh weather can never be fully ruled out, in general we can expect an increase in...

What do you think of when you hear of Crisis Intervention Teams or CIT? Most of you will assume that it is a police program to train...

Mental health covers a broad subject matter – much more than many of us realize. For every condition or illness that is common knowledge,...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability, which has a life-long impact on those who are diagnosed with it as well as...

The United States of America was built on the concept of hard work. It is a main facet of the “American Dream” – this idea that anyone...

“I’m Dr. David Carbonell, I’m a psychologist. I work with people who are afraid of the things that tend not to happen.” This is how Dr....

All names in this article have been changed to shield the identity of those involved. Article includes stock images. In the late 1980s,...

A PBS article on gun violence in Chicago has a quote that is just as true today as it was when it was written in 2017. It says, “Every...

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 22.8% of adults – amounting to 57.8 million people – suffered from some kind of...

At some point or another, we will all have to deal with grief. In the United States, around 2.5 million people die each year, with an...

Note: This post features insights from Mark J. Heyrman Chair, Public Policy Committee Mental Health America of Illinois, a retired law...

There has been an obvious and highly welcome shift in perceptions of mental health culturally speaking – a change that has been coming...

There has been an unfortunate spike in geopolitical unrest around the world. There are of course the large, well-documented conflicts...

Every year, more awareness is drawn to the challenging aspects of the holiday season, particularly when it comes to mental health. The...

Veteran mental health: Let’s support them this November. Learn how to spot the signs that a vet is struggling and how to help.

Domestic violence has long-term effects on the victim – and can even result in PTSD. Are you suffering in silence?

My journey to find my place after a suicide and how support from strangers might be the best medicine After my brother died by suicide in...

Talking about race and trauma combines cultural, historical, political, subjective, and objective aspects that make it difficult for...

How much of a problem is suicide in our society? While most would agree that it is an issue, it’s difficult to truly understand the scale...