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...
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Dec 17, 20212 min read
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...
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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...
Oct 27, 20213 min read
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...
Oct 6, 20212 min read
‘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...
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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...
Sep 23, 20212 min read
‘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 min read
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,...
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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,...
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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...
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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,...
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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,...
Aug 18, 20213 min read
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...
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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...
Aug 6, 20212 min read
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...
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 29, 20213 min read
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...
Jul 21, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 13, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 9, 20212 min read
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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