The loss of a loved one is difficult, but during the holiday season, it can prove to be even harder. Whether you’ve lost a family member, friend, co-worker or beloved pet, watching others celebrating or giving thanks can be overwhelming when you’re experiencing sadness, loneliness or pain.
Read MoreFamily dynamics are unique and can bring both stress and joy during the holiday season. For anyone experiencing a mental health issue, the holidays can be tricky to navigate and can even exacerbate what they are feeling.
Read MoreSevere bullying can result in mental health problems like depression, anxiety, substance abuse and, even, suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Read MoreMental Illness Awareness Week was established by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) over three decades ago in an effort to focus exclusively on educating and increasing awareness about mental illness. Call to Mind joins like-minded organizations this week to raise awareness, fight discrimination, remove biases and increase support for those who need it.
Read MoreThe last two years have been a rollercoaster of social distancing, quarantining, remote learning and remote work, postponed events, closed restaurants and, quite frankly, a giant interruption to our everyday lives. The last two years have also shown us that mental health preventative care is critical to maintain well-being and find support and healing.
Read MoreRemote learning, social distancing and mandatory quarantines are mostly practices of the past. However, there is still a lingering issue brought to light by the pandemic: the state of youth mental health and the rise in anxiety, stress, depression and, unfortunately, suicide.
Read MoreWith September just around the corner, it’s important to remember that going back to school in person can be an exciting time for some – and a nervous one for others. In fact, for the past two years, students have experienced events that no other generation has encountered all at once: an on-going pandemic, racial reckoning and complicated international conflicts. Add to it remote learning (which was helpful for some, harder for others), missed opportunities and socializing, and academic delays that, for some, have reverberated all the way from kindergarten and, even, into college.
Read MoreLosing a parent means some children may lose a primary breadwinner. And that can have long-term financial implications for children for years later.
Read MoreCall to Mind is no longer recommending people rely on the Crisis Text Line, after reporting by Politico showed that the nonprofit mental health response service shared user conversation data with its related for-profit company Loris.
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