Guest Blog: A Stigma that Kills 

Guest Blog: A Stigma that Kills 

Vermont High School Student Shares Her Brush with Suicide Editor’s Note: Alexandria “Lexi” Lacoste, 17, is a 12th-grader at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester, Vt. She survived a suicide attempt when she was in the eighth grade. She now helps other teens who are...
To Fight Mental Health Stigma, Words Matter

To Fight Mental Health Stigma, Words Matter

Destigmatizing Language Seen as One Key to Better Treatment Stigma kills. That was the undeniable message from three influential scientists in a recent commentary in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.  The directors of three of the National Institutes of Health...
Mental Health Awareness Month Aims to #BreaktheStigma

Mental Health Awareness Month Aims to #BreaktheStigma

Get Involved, Reach Out, Learn More, Check In, Take Care During May, Mental Health Awareness Month, organizations everywhere have been hosting events on and off social media to raise awareness and #BreaktheStigma of mental illness. The American Foundation for Suicide...