In an unprecedented appearance, First Lady Chirlane McCray will address the congregation at St. Patrick's Cathedral this weekend as part of #ThriveTogether: A Weekend for Mental Health, a nationwide outreach effort by over 2,000 faith and community groups in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. to highlight the need for education, compassion and
open conversations about mental health and addiction.
A broad,
open conversation about mental health is needed if the problems and their roots are to be addressed systematically
Not exact matches
After a 19 - year - old gunman
opened fire at a school in Parkland, FL., leaving 17 people dead, Florida Gov. Rick Scott punted on questions
about whether policymakers should take a stand on
mental health and gun control, saying that «there's a time» to have such
conversations.
Another intersection would be the recent focus by the Ontario Bar Association's initiative,
Opening Remarks, to promote
conversations about mental health in the profession.
The
opening plenary provides context from the three preceding World Conferences, (Australia 2009, Norway 2010, Vancouver, 2012), a report on global findings from the Children of Parents with a
Mental Illness (COPMI) world survey and activity, and a unique example of how one of those findings is changing the
conversation about parental
mental health.
Today, as a doula, maternal
health spokesperson and advocate, I have witnessed firsthand how the
conversation is shifting towards a more
open and honest dialogue
about the state of maternal
mental health in the U.S.. Now, more than ever, we have to keep working and fighting to affect change in the field.
working to address stigma related to
mental health difficulties by having
open, easy
conversations about mental health related topics.
Mediator Dan Berstein shares his journey to being
open with his bipolar disorder, and how conflict resolution skills can help us overcome barriers to having
conversations about mental health.