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Making Mental Health A Global Priority

My Brains Not Broken

While every day is a good opportunity to talk about mental health, awareness days are some of the best chances to have a conversation. Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, the latest opportunity to shrink the stigma and share our stories around mental health and mental health challenges.

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Teenagers and Mental Health: A Q&A with Tilly’s Life Center

My Brains Not Broken

Mental health is important for everyone, but it’s especially important to spotlight teenagers and mental health. The program is available as a high school course via virtual or in-person, an after-school program, or a series of workshops. What are the best ways to reach teens about mental health?

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Mental Health and Complacency

My Brains Not Broken

There have been many moments along my mental health journey where I’ve felt like I’ve failed. There’s a fear of complacency about my mental health that I never want to test, and that is what I’d like to share today. But what about in our mental health? Enough what? you might ask.

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Taking a Look at Youth Mental Health: A Statistical Breakdown

My Brains Not Broken

Mental health matters for people of every age, race and demographic, but an area that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is in young people. It might not be news to some, but the numbers are rising year after year when it comes to young people dealing with mental health disorders and mental illness.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week (5 to 11 February 2024) this year, the campaign’s 10 th year, is ‘My Voice Matters’. Adults make most of the decisions about a child’s life from where they live, what they eat and when, where they go to school, what clothes they have and much more.

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Stand-Up Comedy and Mental Health: An Interview with Drew Landry

My Brains Not Broken

Drew is very open and honest about mental health in his work. In this interview, we talked about his approach to comedy, mental health and his recent comedy special. Comedy can be a good outlet for our mental health – why do you think that is? Whether it’s mental illness or addiction issues.

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Violence in Schools

Gary Direnfeld

I have had several messages and conversations this week about violence in schools. If your child isn’t sleeping well at night or expresses fear about attending school, that may not be anxiety as you thought. Again, ask your kid about violence literally in the classroom, let alone the school yard. They were all unrelated.

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