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Good News for Stigma Fighters

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Stigma is created by public opinion. If the public could have more empowering and empathetic views toward people who have a mental illness, it could lead to a paradigm shift that could help more people see diagnosis as a blueprint rather than a bombshell.  – Jen Reviews, “A Blueprint When Feeling Blue: How A Mental […]

Don’t Sweep Anxiety Under the Rug

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Learn More: There are 600 outpatient mental health facilities available in the country. However, there are no facilities exclusively for children and adolescents.  – WHO, Viet Nam Office, Report Feelings of guilt, shame, and weakness inhibit the Vietnamese from admitting mental health problems and delay treatment. Individuals, for their part, avoid openness with personal difficulties, and […]

High School Bullying & Suicide: How to Protect Your Child

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Parents! For more information about bullying, Ambra encourages you to read DrugRehab.com’s guide: Bullying & Substance Abuse: Who it Affects & Why. “Art installation on Mental Illness” the advertisement read. The event was to take place at my niece’s high school, so even though we didn’t know exactly what “installation” meant or who the artist […]