COVID-19 Increasing Anxiety and Panic Buying of Firearms
By Debbie Plotnick, Vice President of State and Federal Advocacy at Mental Health America
Everyone is scared. People are showing how scared they are in many ways. At Mental Health America (MHA) we’re seeing a tremendous increase in the…Read More
Free Mental Health Resources for COVID-19 First Responders
By Whitney Ball, Marketing and Outreach Manager at Mental Health America
As all of us across the country hunker down in our homes to help flatten the COVID-19 curve, first responders continue to risk their own lives to provide much-…Read More
To the Class of 2020: Not the Season-Ending Win We Expected
By Olivia Lubarsky, Student-Athlete at Towson University and former Mental Health America Collegiate Mental Health Innovation Council (CMHIC) Member
From the moment we are born, we are taught that life is more meaningful when our goal…Read More
Social Distancing and Staying Connected Through Games
This article was originally published by iThrive Games Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teens to thrive through games and social…Read More
Writing Matters: Writing to Support Your Mental Health Journey
By Janet Reynolds, Creator of Write On!
I was in second grade when I got my first diary—with a lock!—and began chronicling such critical events as where Michele and I rode our bikes and whether or not my mother let us stay outside late…Read More
Mental Health Impacts and Support for International Students in COVID-19
By April Yu, LCSW, Founder of MAZE Partners, Inc.
In the past three months, life has changed drastically for almost every college student, including over one million international students who…Read More
Living Rare in the Time of COVID-19
By Tasia Rechisky
On March 11, I was at a meeting when one of my co-workers made the comment “Well, it's likely we all won’t be here together soon.” At the time, the comment did not fully register, but over the next few days, the…Read More
Your Feelings (about Coronavirus) are Valid
By Kevin Rushton, Program Manager of Digital Solutions at Mental Health America
When COVID-19 emerged as a clear and present public health threat,…Read More
Life as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner during COVID-19
By Dr. Kojo Sarfo, DNP, PMHNP-BC
My experience as a health care provider during this pandemic has been enlightening. Currently, I work in Williamsburg, Virginia, as a board-certified forensic psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner…Read More
What the pandemic storm is revealing and what will be left in its wake
By Debbie Plotnick, Vice President of Federal and State Advocacy at Mental Health America
Data tells a story, and here at the national office of Mental Health America (MHA), and through our affiliate network, we’re able to tell an…Read More
For People with Chronic Conditions, Congress and the President Must Pay More Attention to Mental Health as the COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads
By Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America
Some new data Mental Health America (MHA) released earlier this month show how deeply the pandemic is affecting the mental health of the nation – and how different any “new…Read More