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I Am Black History: The Importance of Mental Health in Carrying On Legacies

Active Minds

I know the value of Black History, and I know we are still embodying it today — but, I also know, we cannot sustain Black History if we do not also protect our mental health. ” This is why preserving our mental health and protecting our mental well-being is vital because we out here making History.

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Get to Know Active Minds’ Summer 2023 Interns and Their Passion for Mental Health

Active Minds

We’re excited to learn and grow alongside these passionate mental health advocates for the duration of their internship. Our interns are involved in every facet of our work, from our communications and social media to Active Minds’ daily operations, to our mental health programming and community-building.

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Protecting Your Mental Health

Steve Keating

I don’t recommend starting a blog post with a disclaimer. That said, here’s my disclaimer: this is one of those blog posts I’m going to write even though I’m not actually qualified to speak, or write, on the subject. It’s about protecting your mental health. So…how do we actually go about protecting our mental health?

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Facing Darkness: A Student’s Journey Through Depression

Student Minds

A student shares their personal battle with depression, shedding light on the often-hidden struggles of academic life and mental health. I learned that prioritizing my mental health wasnt selfishit was necessary. Find out how you can get involved with the Student Minds Blog.

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Prioritizing Mental Health After Tragedy with a School-Wide Mental Health Field Day: From the Advisors

Active Minds

From the advisors (school counselors): Kaitlyn Robichaud and Courtney Selig This blog was written by Whitman-Hanson Regional High School’s Active Minds advisors about their experience supporting student-led efforts to advance mental health in their community. Talk about “great minds think alike!”

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Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

Student Minds

Our team blog title and theme this month is in line with the theme for World Mental Health Day and the team has come together to share what they feel they're entitled to as students. Mental Health is unique to everyone and this means that your experiences will never be exactly the same as someone else.

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The Intersection of Mental Health and Creativity

Active Minds

When I was a freshman in college, I went to a talk on my campus about sharing your mental health story hosted by my Active Minds chapter for Mental Health Awareness Month. At the time, I was a new mental health advocate, someone who had only been diagnosed with OCD two years prior.