Mental Health Buzz

What are the Benefits of Being in a Relationship?

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...

Let’s Talk About Loneliness and Young Adult Mental Health

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...

Interning with Families for Depression Awareness: Elaina Pevide

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...

Teaching Teens (and yourself) Strategies for Coping with Stress

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...

Stress-Relief Activities Your Family Can Try Together

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...

Suicide Prevention Awareness: When a Loved One Takes Their Life, a Family Is Forever Changed

Mental Health News

If you have lost a loved one to suicide, you likely know the feelings of pain, guilt, shame, regret, inadequacy, anger, confusion, and grief all too well. You’ve had to learn how to manage the difficult and sometimes conflicting emotions. You’ve also had to continue...