Tag: depression

World Suicide Prevention Day - Don't Go, Not Yet
Sep 10

World Suicide Prevention Day – Don’t Go, Not Yet

Being that it’s World Suicide Prevention Day, I’ve been thinking about my own experiences with suicide. I am, thankfully, still alive.

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Petition To Take Down Kenneth Cole's #GunViolence Billboard
Sep 8

Petition To Take Down Kenneth Cole’s #GunViolence Billboard

As some of you read last week, I and a few others have been asking @mr_kennethcole to take down what we feel is a hurtful, grossly misinterpreted message. Rachel Griffin from WeHaveApples and I have started a petition to get Cole to take the billboard down, citing that it sends the wrong message about people…

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How Does Mental Illness Affect Children?
Aug 31

How Does Mental Illness Affect Children?

How does mental illness affect children’s mental health? It’s been on my mind a bit lately, as I’ve seen similar negative behaviors to what my dad has shown before when I was visiting a relative’s house. It wasn’t my dad that did something, but rather one of my relatives. I didn’t like what the incident…

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Take This: Mental Health Awareness In The Gaming Community
Aug 24

Take This: Mental Health Awareness In The Gaming Community

I checked my Google Alerts this morning as I usually do, and I happened upon an article about a mental health charity called Take This that “aims to ease mental illness stigmas by promoting acceptance, treatment, and safe spaces” in the gaming community.

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