This year Mental Illness Awareness Weeks runs from October 3rd through October 9th. This year Mental Illness Awareness Week will be centered around the National Alliance for Mental Illness’s new awareness campaign, “Together for Mental Health.” #Together4MH #MIAW.The focus of Mental Illness Awareness Week will be on the importance of advocating for better care for […]
In 2017, 47,000 Americans died by suicide and 17.3 million adults suffered at least one major depressive episode. When I see statistics like those, my mind floods with a flurry of thoughts all at once:“Why?”“How many more have died by suicide since 2017?”“What are the names of the 47,000 who completed suicide?”“How are those with […]
The sixth annual World Eating Disorders Action Day will take place on June 2, 2021 across the globe. World Eating Disorders Action Day is a grassroots movement designed for and by people affected by an eating disorder, their families, and the medical and health professionals who support them. Uniting activists across the globe, the aim […]
The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans, and at least five million people worldwide, have a form of lupus. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, most lupus sufferers are misdiagnosed or can go undiagnosed for years. May is Lupus Awareness Month and the goal is to inform practitioners, patients, caregivers, and […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of that, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (“AFSP”) is encouraging #MentalHealth4All.The hashtag is behind AFSP’s campaign that seeks to spread this important message:No One’s Mental Health Is Fully Supported UntilEveryone’s Mental Health Is Fully Supported.Get Involved: There are several ways for you and your loved ones […]
Nearly 10% of Americans develop some form of eating disorder within their lifetime. These disorders are also incredibly dangerous, directly causing more than 10,000 deaths each year. In addition, around 26% of people with eating disorders attempt suicide.Eating disorders can affect anyone, regardless of age, size, gender, race, sexuality, ability, and more. The most common […]
Mental illness is everywhere.It lives in the acquaintances you know from college, the friends you talk to on your day-to-day, and is as in insidious as your closest loved ones. Not everyone with mental illness displays the signs you see on television or even confides to you what they are feeling.Mental illness can range from […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered our lives. In the face of fear, uncertainty, altered daily routines, financial pressures, and social isolation, it is understandable that we might experience fear, sadness, loneliness, and other uncomfortable emotions. While these feelings are normal in the short-term, these same emotions can have detrimental effects on our wellbeing when […]
This year Mental Illness Awareness Weeks runs from October 4th through October 10th. The theme of this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week is “What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know.” Throughout the week, Kantor & Kantor will be sharing and highlighting different voices of people affected by mental illness (patients, family members, medical […]
This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW), 2020. The theme is a continuation of last year’s NEDAW, but slightly expanded: “Come as You Are: Hindsight is 20/20.”The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the leader of NEDAW and hopes that this year’s theme will inspire people to reflect on “positive steps you’ve taken […]
