{"id":9035,"date":"2016-05-03T18:03:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T18:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=9035"},"modified":"2016-05-03T18:03:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T18:03:47","slug":"mental-health-awareness-how-to-contribute-to-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2016\/05\/mental-health-awareness-how-to-contribute-to-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Awareness: how to contribute to the conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Photo<\/a>Happy May!<\/strong> Hope Spring is finding you; here in Chicago we\u2019ve had some warm days and some very gray days.<\/p>\n

On the subject of gray days, did you know the suicide rate in the US has surged? The April 22<\/a> edition of the Chicago Tribune<\/em><\/strong> reports, \u201cThe U.S. suicide rate has increased sharply since the turn of the century, led by an even greater rise among middle-aged white people, particularly women, according to federal data released Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n

May<\/strong> is Mental Health Awareness Month<\/strong> and the National Alliance on Mental Illness<\/strong> (NAMI)<\/strong><\/a> is hoping to erase the stigma of mental illness. NAMI<\/strong> reports that 1 in 5 Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime.<\/p>\n

NAMI<\/strong> asks that you share mental health awareness information, images and graphics with the hashtags #mhm or #mentalhealthmonth and help spread awareness for the stigmafree<\/em> pledge<\/a> with #StigmaFree. \"logo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

With a similar goal, in her recent post “We Don’t Talk Enough About Mental Health”<\/strong><\/a> Elizabeth Tobey<\/strong> who is Head of Community Engagement<\/strong>, on Medium<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, a platform where I often post links to this blog, writes :\u00a0 \u201cWe can change that stigma by talking honestly and openly about living with mental illness. This week marks the beginning on National Mental Health Awareness Month,<\/strong> and we\u2019d like to kick off a conversation on Medium<\/strong><\/a> about our experiences with mental health. For the next few weeks, we\u2019ll be crating and highlighting conversations around the platform on this topic. We welcome you to contribute by writing or responding using the mental health<\/strong> tag. You don\u2019t need to have lived with a mental illness to join; we encourage all voices and opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"sincerely_x\"<\/a>Also, the Depression and Bipolar Support Association (DBSA)<\/a><\/strong> would like you to know about a new opportunity. TED<\/strong> (Technology, Entertainment, Design) <\/strong><\/a>has reached out to DBSA<\/strong> for speakers to share their untold stories and perspective-changing ideas about mental health for the pilot of their new anonymous podcast series<\/strong>, Sincerely X, from TED<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

TED\u00a0<\/strong> will help speakers craft their story and \u201cidea worth spreading\u201d prior to recording talks for the series. Since speakers will not be identified in any way, there is no worry of negative personal or professional impact.<\/p>\n

Together with TED<\/strong>, DBSA<\/strong> has selected three strength-based story ideas. They are 1) Advantage, mood; 2) The genius of mood; and 3) People living with mental health conditions can make decisions on their own behalf and in their best interests.\u00a0 If you would like to contribute to an anonymous TED<\/strong> talk, complete the application <\/strong><\/em><\/a>by May 8<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rain patterns \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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