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In 2017, Caitlin Plestid (they/them) created the art installation to raise awareness for, and support those struggling with, self-harm. While in high school, Caitlin and someone…
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This image is the album art for Billie Eilish’s album “When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?”. Eilish says that this image and…
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Although the issue of stigma surrounding mental illness is a more recent topic, the issue of mental illness in general dates back thousands of years….
![Struggling, Awareness, Loneliness, Depression, Death, Sex trafficking, Abuse, Mental health, Silence, Help](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/09/176F31F8-2286-4D20-8F4E-57406A1881BA-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The song “Break The Silence” by Francois Mulder, is a song that raises awareness about sex trafficking globally and the rising concern associated with it….
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Your child is unable to eat, drink, talk, use the bathroom, or make eye contact with others while at school. But at home, she relaxes…
![Bipolar, Manic, Trauma, Stigma, Addiction, Celebrity, Awareness, Psychology, Mental Health, Depression, Video](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/05/917F7125-DB2E-4D05-BFBA-5740FFA57AEA-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
This video from The Oprah Winfrey Show, delves into the late, Carrie Fisher’s struggles with mental health and drug-addiction. Carrie was known for her astounding…
![Mental health, sounds, art, podcast, emotions, depression, stress, mental illness, stigma, awareness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/05/89E1BEC4-BEA5-41E0-B293-F636033FD36C-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The Hilarious World of Depression is a weekly comedy podcast about clinical depression. Hilarious comedian John Moe welcomes guests from all walks of life to…
![Mental health, Images, art, therapy, emotions, depression, stress, mental illness, treatment, awareness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/04/AEC00A76-11FE-4D3A-AC75-C5F64696717D-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Danielle Hark is a freelance photographer, photo editor and mental health writer. During a depressive episode in 2012, she found photography to be a powerful…
![Mental health, words, art, therapy, emotions, depression, stress, mental illness, trauma, awareness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/03/CDFD9FCC-FA76-4DF6-A180-CD48FECFBBBD-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
AfterTrauma is a website that allows survivors of trauma to speak up about their experiences and find support through the stories of others. The Centre…
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Life On The Line, a non-profit art project organized by Twentytwenty Arts, featured prints of original artworks by 20 local artists displayed inside subway trains, in Toronto. This…