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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Help reduce the stigma of a drug-related death on Tuesday
You don’t need to know someone who died from an overdose to help survivors pay tribute to their grief over losing a loved one to opioid...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
The LGBTQ+ Network supports local youth in style
As this summer season reaches its peak and we head, unavoidably, toward the start of school again, it's noteworthy to see the significant...
- 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...
- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
Know who your ESP is
Whenever you think you might need mental health assistance for yourself or a family member, it is always good to learn which local...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
You are not alone
It's been fascinating to watch the conversation around mental health shift in some pretty significant ways over the past year. What was...
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Here’s to eliminating the need to ‘come out’
There are a lot of good reasons to respect NFL athlete Carl Nassib's recent decision to announce he is gay and to become the first active...
- Jun 3, 2021
- 3 min
LGBTQ Pride: Accepting others’ true selves can save lives
As we head into Pride month, there’s a lot to be concerned about for local LGBTQ youth communities. As a group, these youth struggle with...
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Stopping Elder Abuse
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, an opportunity for us to raise awareness of senior abuse and neglect, and to show all of us...
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Different Voices, Blended Hearts: Suicide Attempt & Loss Survivors Gather at One Table
People who have been touched by an issue -- who’ve felt the pain, confusion, and grief around it -- find their way out and then head back in
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
Finding help when you've lost someone to suicide
Loss through suicide ripples outward and affects family and friends who will grieve in unique ways, coping not just with the individual’s de
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
What are your mental health milestones?
A good friend once reminded me that taking care of my mental health is more than meditating, exercising regularly, or spending time...
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
We’ve come a long way in raising mental health awareness
COVID-19 has brought more awareness to the importance of good mental health than any event in the past decade. As general anxiety and...
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