It seems so paradoxical. After all the stress, paperwork, home assessments, and expenses that go into adopting a child, the final approval ought to be…
“One of My Turns” by Pink Floyd is an eerie song describing the instant an individual goes from being stable to having a psychotic breakdown….
‘Trellis’ documents the agony and trauma of young girl reacting to her friend’s sexual assault. The poet, Andrew Gibson uses vivid imagery and rhetoric to…
Alexa Meade captures the brutality of depression through her series of self-portraits titled “Falling”. Alexa has suffered from depression from the age of 10, and…
In this TedTalk given at the University of Waterloo, Alicia Raimundo details her own experiences of overcoming suicidal ideation and suicide attempt as a young…
What if physical difficulties were treated the same way as mental health problems? This short video cleverly brings attention to the misconceptions about mental health,…
There is a billboard in Richmond, Virginia hanging above the interstate with a picture of identical male twins and a caption that reads: “Identical Twins:…
“Hip-hop culture is a powerful vehicle for raising awareness about mental health. It is rich with references to psychiatric illnesses that have not been explored,…
Joshua Walters is a bipolar comedian and performer who uses the stage to explore his relationship with madness. In 2011, he gave a short TedTalk…
In January 2015, Reddit user montielove was committed to a psychiatric unit following an attempted suicide. Prior to his release, his therapist told him to…
