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    COULD SLEEP HELP END THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS?
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    COULD 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...
    Big changes may be needed, but consistent small steps will get us there
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Big changes may be needed, but consistent small steps will get us there

    The news about people’s mental health and well-being today is dark and somber. Reports show that the numbers of people experiencing...
    New support line dedicated to helping commercial fishermen
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    New support line dedicated to helping commercial fishermen

    An international mental health partnership kicked off this week to help those in marine trades, including fishermen, cope with the...
    What to help others? Learn to express your own feelings first.
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    What 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...
    ‘It’s important for them to know that it’s not just them’New group support for LGBT+ youth offering
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    ‘It’s important for them to know that it’s not just them’New group support for LGBT+ youth offering

    So many youth are struggling with mental health problems this year. Well before the pandemic, New Bedford youth in the city’s Shannon...
    Mental health supporters to gather in Fall River
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mental health supporters to gather in Fall River

    A 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...
    ‘See what comes to you in the silence’
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 2 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...
    Want to understand suicide better? This event can help.
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Want 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,...
    Suicide statistics show a growing public health problem
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Suicide statistics show a growing public health problem

    It’s hard to understand why suicide prevention efforts are so important without understanding the impact suicide has in the U.S. In 2019,...
    Suicide prevention is a job for everyone
    • Sep 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Suicide prevention is a job for everyone

    Last September, when I first became aware of the idea that everyone can help prevent suicide, I wasn't sure what that meant exactly. Did...
    Online guides offer support for parents and children. Start here.
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Online 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,...
    Colleges need to rethink mental health beliefs and policies
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Colleges need to rethink mental health beliefs and policies

    Colleges and universities have some work to do to be able to provide adequate support to students who have mental health diagnoses,...
    Kids may need extra support to go back to school this year
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Kids 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...
    Accepting mental well-being is a process
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Accepting mental well-being is a process

    One 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...
    COVID may not be gone, but we’re better prepared to help each other through it
    • Aug 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    COVID may not be gone, but we’re better prepared to help each other through it

    Raising awareness around mental health was at the top of Help and Hope Southcoast's list of things to achieve when we started this blog...
    Biles’ decision to be true to herself was better than gold
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Biles’ decision to be true to herself was better than gold

    By now, we all know that Simone Biles removed herself from some of the competitions at the 2021 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Even if she...
    A lesson in understanding anxiety
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    A 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...
    Free mental health and substance use screenings available Friday
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Free mental health and substance use screenings available Friday

    If 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...
    Adding mental health professionals to crisis calls makes good sense
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Adding mental health professionals to crisis calls makes good sense

    The recent shift to include professional healthcare assistance on emergency calls that involve mental or behavioral health emergencies is...
    We’re all human
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    We’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...
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