When First Impressions are the Worst Impressions The first time you ever heard the term “mental illness”, what did you think of? I can tell you what I thought of….
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On Monday night, Serena Williams shared an emotional post on Instagram, where she opened up on her recent feelings of inadequacy as a new parent. “Not only was I accepting some tough personal…
Hello, my name is Alma Felix. I currently work in the call center at Segal Trials, an institute dedicated to researching potential new medications for mental illness and women’s health….
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition which can cause severe shifts in mood. People with bipolar disorder can “cycle” from high moods (called mania and hypomania) to extremely low moods (depression). These mood shifts,…
Just last month, FKA Twigs revealed to her Instagram followers the decision to remove six fibroid tumours from her uterus last year. In serious cases, the tumours grow up to the size…
Two months after releasing his latest solo album YE, on which he confirmed he is bipolar, calling it his “superpower,” Kanye West spoke candidly about how the condition affects his life. While discussing his…
It’s always interesting, and sometimes infuriating, to see the conversations that take place following a suicide. There’s a confusion, an unwillingness to believe that someone would end their own life, that…
The Crisis in Mental Health Services The dramatic increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum conditions among children over the past decade indicates that a correspondingly large number of youth…
I have a secret, and I am not alone. I am a mother, an actor and an activist — and like over 40 million Americans, I live with a mental illness. This Mental…
Over the past few weeks the Young Witness has featured stories on Austism Spectrum Disorder, what it is, caring for a child on the spectrum and a story on a local Facebook…
