Mental health
20 pieces
Athlete Andrew Loy: Why Young Global Leadership is Critical Today
The Impact of Young Leaders on Mental Health and Suicide Awareness According to the National Behavioral Health Council, 64.1% of youth with major depression do not receiv…
How to Turn Difficult Times into a Period of Growth
Photo courtesy of Katie Sandler If there is one thing that most people have in common during the last few months, it is that the pandemic has created more stress and made…
Political climate have you stressed? Do these five things now!
Katie Sandler, personal development and career coach The American Psychological Association takes a monthly pulse of the country in its “Stress in America” poll, and it’s…
The Bauer Fund Announces 2020 Award Recipients
New York, N.Y. Dr. Bill Bauer, Mary Ella Bauer, and Madison, Andrew and Jack Ryser are proud to announce the 2020 Bauer Fund grantees. The awards are in honor and memory…
Bauer Fund Highlighted as Suicide Continues to Stalk America
Fountain House is the premier organization working with New Yorkers living with mental illness. Photo: Courtesy Fountain House. Last year the Fountain House Symposium and…
The J. Luce Foundation's Bauer Fund Announces 2017 Award Recipients
New York, N.Y. Dr. Bill and Mary Ella Bauer and their daughter Maddie are proud to announce the 2017 Bauer Fund grantees. The awards are in honor and memory of their son…
Breakthrough PTSD Program for Veterans to go Nationwide
Bluemont, VA. Veteran’s Day provides us with an opportunity to place a renewed emphasis on our nation’s veterans, as they heal and transition in the aftermath of 15 years…
Fountain House Symposium Spotlights Borderline Personality Disorder
New York, N.Y. The Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon, held each spring at The Pierre, is the go-to forum for those of us eager to learn the latest on mental health. T…
Fountain House Symposium Takes On Schizophrenia
New York, N.Y. I’m interested in mental health issues, but I’m not a physician and have no medical training. That’s why I look forward to the annual Fountain House Sympos…
Report: U.S. Suicides Up Significantly Since 1999
Washington, D.C. A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that suicide rates have jumped 24 percent over the years between 1999 and 20…
World Autism Day, Young Filmmaker Interviews Ban Ki-moon
New York, N.Y. Young filmmaker Benjamin Rosloff’s visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and his interview with U.N.’s Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon.…
Fighting Stigma for World Suicide Prevention Day
New York, N.Y. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are co-sponsoring World Suicide Prevention Day on Septe…
J. Luce Foundation Announces Bauer Fund on Anniversary
New York, N.Y. On this day, September 5, 2015, The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation announces the launch of The Bauer Fund, in honor and memory of Grant Michael Bauer, so…
J. Luce Foundation Announces New Fellows from Marietta College
New York, N.Y. The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation has announced this week that six Marietta College students have been chosen as 2015-16 J. Luce Fellows. These are: Man…
Obama Proclaims Month for Disability Employment Awareness
Washington, D.C. Barack Obama has decreed a Presidential Proclamation making this October "National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2015." In so doing, he issued t…
Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
New York, N.Y. Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear , where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear…
Fountain Gallery Is "Mad About Art"
New York, N.Y. I've been to perhaps too many art shows and art fairs and countless fundraisers this winter, but Mad About Art , Fountain Gallery 's Annual Art Auction and…
Fountain House Symposium Honors Author Andrew Solomon
New York, N.Y. New York City has an annual event that educates the public on mental health that I believe is the finest in America. This symposium - and luncheon - is hos…
Fountain House Stands Up to Mental Illness
New York, N.Y. I thought I knew charity events, but I was not prepared for the magnitude of the recent Fountain House symposium and luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of The…
Soledad O’Brien Opens Violence Symposium
By Soledad O'Brien. New York, N.Y. It all started with a deep desire… to alleviate stress and promote peace in the lives of people everywhere… by giving them the gi…