Mar 221 minCOULD SLEEP HELP END THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS?KIDS AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP—AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS SUFFERING. The level of sleep deprivation among youth may be more significant...
Dec 17, 20212 minBig changes may be needed, but consistent small steps will get us thereThe news about people’s mental health and well-being today is dark and somber. Reports show that the numbers of people experiencing...
Nov 3, 20212 minNew support line dedicated to helping commercial fishermenAn international mental health partnership kicked off this week to help those in marine trades, including fishermen, cope with the...
Oct 27, 20213 minWhat to help others? Learn to express your own feelings first.Adults looking to help children struggling with mental health challenges can be more effective by focusing on their own feelings first...
Oct 6, 20212 min‘It’s important for them to know that it’s not just them’New group support for LGBT+ youth offeringSo many youth are struggling with mental health problems this year. Well before the pandemic, New Bedford youth in the city’s Shannon...
Oct 1, 20211 minMental health supporters to gather in Fall RiverA lot has changed in the past year around mental health. Our awareness of what it means to have mental illness is growing and, along with...
Sep 23, 20212 min‘See what comes to you in the silence’Michaela Coel may not have been speaking directly about mental health in her Emmy award speech that’s captured the world’s attention, but...
Sep 9, 20212 minWant to understand suicide better? This event can help.Both help and hope will be on the menu at a special two-night event featuring speakers who have direct experience of attempting suicide,...
Sep 2, 20211 minSuicide statistics show a growing public health problemIt’s hard to understand why suicide prevention efforts are so important without understanding the impact suicide has in the U.S. In 2019,...
Sep 1, 20212 minSuicide prevention is a job for everyoneLast September, when I first became aware of the idea that everyone can help prevent suicide, I wasn't sure what that meant exactly. Did...
Aug 26, 20212 minOnline guides offer support for parents and children. Start here.As we get closer to the first day of school, stress is building on both parents and children around what this school year will be like,...
Aug 19, 20212 minColleges need to rethink mental health beliefs and policiesColleges and universities have some work to do to be able to provide adequate support to students who have mental health diagnoses,...
Aug 18, 20213 minKids may need extra support to go back to school this year School starts again in a few weeks and I think it's safe to say not everyone is feeling ready for it. In a regular Hope & Health meeting...
Aug 11, 20212 minAccepting mental well-being is a processOne of the things I've learned about mental health while writing this blog over the last year, is just how invisible it is and how that...
Aug 6, 20212 minCOVID may not be gone, but we’re better prepared to help each other through itRaising awareness around mental health was at the top of Help and Hope Southcoast's list of things to achieve when we started this blog...
Aug 3, 20212 minBiles’ decision to be true to herself was better than goldBy now, we all know that Simone Biles removed herself from some of the competitions at the 2021 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Even if she...
Jul 29, 20213 minA lesson in understanding anxiety A few weeks back a friend of mine accepted an invitation to visit my house for some food and conversation and to help me identify some of...
Jul 21, 20211 minFree mental health and substance use screenings available FridayIf you’ve been looking for a good reason to unplug from the outer world and spend some time focused on your own needs, this Saturday will...
Jul 13, 20212 minAdding mental health professionals to crisis calls makes good senseThe recent shift to include professional healthcare assistance on emergency calls that involve mental or behavioral health emergencies is...
Jul 9, 20212 minWe’re all human"I am human." This powerful tweet from U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson expresses so much. It's a reaction to her testing positive for...