The National Wellness Survey for Public Safety Matters. Here’s Why.
Our survey isn’t like most that you may have been asked to take. We ask you questions about difficult topics: trauma, drinking, depression.
Bettering Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Youth
LGBTQ+ youth are three times more likely to seriously contemplate suicide — and five times more likely to have attempted suicide — than their heterosexual counterparts, according to The Trevor Project, a national organization providing crisis intervention to LGBTQ+ people under the age of 25.
How Social Media Is Changing the Way We Think About Mental Illness
As the 1 in 5 adults living with mental illness know all too well, accessing resources and receiving adequate care can be a challenging process.
Neuroplasticity II: Recovery After Jail
In the Fall 2020 issue of the Advocate, I told my story of experiencing psychosis for over a year and finding myself incarcerated in a small county jail. To survive, I relied on the principles of neuroplasticity, my brain’s ability to adapt and change its neural wiring.