FFDA News, Mental Health News
By Aileen Salares March 22, 2019 Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), caused by a bump, jolt, or blow to the head and result in a disruption to normal brain functioning, are staggeringly common. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reported that 2.8 million...
Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers, Mental Health News
Upjourney offers articles, courses, and books about how to improve your life, including content on how to be assertive, better your interpersonal skills, and build a personal support system. Today, the site posted an article featuring experts discussing the benefits...
Mental Health News, Teen, Uncategorized
By Kurt Morris Loneliness has received a lot of press over the past few years. A 2018 study by the insurance company, Aetna, stated, “nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone.” The group that reported the highest rates of loneliness were those...
Mental Health News
My discovery of Families for Depression Awareness (FFDA) happened by chance. I stumbled across the organization while looking at Google Maps. I am an undergraduate student at Brandeis University, which is not far from FFDA’s office. I was intrigued upon seeing the...
Mental Health News, Teen
Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced stress. If you don’t have your hand raised, we hate to break it to you: no one is immune to stress. Not you, and especially not the teens in your life. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, teens...
Mental Health News, Teen
By Amy Williams, October 1, 2018 Whether it’s health care, finances, social media, personal safety, or the future of the country, Americans face stress from a variety of sources. For parents, stress is alarming on many fronts, but especially when we consider our...
