An Eye-Opening Experience
Tammy Nguyen As so many of our volunteers discover, serving at the Well Community leads to awareness of mental illness that’s far deeper than statistics and facts. We talked with Tammy Nguyen about her experience ...
Mental Health Awareness Month
More Than Facts: Mental Health Statistics That Impact Us All
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. But what, exactly, do we need to be aware of? Below are some must-know statistics about mental illnesses in the United Stares. Understanding them is vital because each represents ...
Mental Illness: Not an Adjective
Mental Health Awareness Month is a great time to learn about how our words can contribute to stigma—especially when we use the names of mental illnesses and symptoms as adjectives. Though our society has become ...
A Well World: Kinder Voices
During the long months of COVID, our Well members faced many additional insurmountable challenges. Two particularly come to mind. First, we lost several members during the pandemic, and we miss them terribly. We notice their ...
Why Mental Health Awareness is Just the First Step
It’s no secret that our culture is talking more about mental health these days. The fact that one in five Americans—over 50 million people—experiences a mental illness in a given year is becoming common knowledge. ...
Life-Altering: Five Things to Know About the Impact of Serious Mental Illnesses
Mental illnesses are a diverse group of conditions that affect the brain—and in turn, the rest of the body—in numerous and varied ways. Just as diseases of other types differ in severity and in the ...