In a personal essay in the Hartford Courant, 17-year old Cassandra C. recalls her legal battle when she refused to undergo chemotherapy after being diagnosed…
In 1999, artist Mathew Good decided to write a song about his friend who was admitted to a psychiatric institution. The lyrics attempt to describe…
Sara Roizen is an artist and licensed board-certified creative arts therapist. Sara leads an art therapy class to help individuals struggling with mental illness. In her…
“The Grand Optimist” is written and performed by Dallas Green, of City and Colour. The lyrics convey a sense of losing hope—feelings often described by…
“It was just kind of not knowing what you were going to get every time. Emotionally when I was younger, I always cared about her….
The music video for “Elastic Heart”, by Australian recording artist Sia, portrays an interpretive dance between a man and child that is meant to depict…
Edward Hopper was an American painter famous for his depictions of people’s everyday life and struggles. His most famous painting, Nighthawks, depicts people sitting at a…
Lesley Oldaker uses bleak and gloomy shades of grey in her paintings, a particularly famous of which is entitled “Passing Through.” The paintings are often filled with…
Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern believe it may be possible to diagnose depression using a blood test. According to Eva Redei,…
Judy Brown, an activist for women’s rights and author of Hush, speaks about her experience with sexual abuse and suicide in a closed religious community. This video…
