“La salud es un estado de completo bienestar físico, mental y social, y no solamente la ausencia de afecciones o enfermedades.” Organización Mundial de la Salud Aunque aún existe un estigma en el tema de la salud mental, una realidad es que le presten o no atención, una enfermedad mental no tratada […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The World Health OrganizationAlthough stigmas still exist about mental health, whether you have been diagnosed and have a treatment plan or otherwise, mental illness can cause emotional, physical, and social […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Submitted by: Valeria Lopez, Community Health Educator“Some of the most comforting words in the universe are ‘me too.’ That moment when you find out that your struggle is also someone else’s struggle, that you’re not alone, and that others have been down the same road.” – UnknownAs time progresses and […]
The Mental Health Epidemic of Today
Submitted by Richard Yan, Biomedical Engineering InternToday’s generation is seeing a higher rate of suicide than ever before. Mental health issues in our society today are more common than that of previous generations. Addiction, anxiety, depression and other disorders are crippling children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly more than imaginable. […]
National Stress Awareness Day – April 16th
By Jeri Royce, President & CEO, Esperança RELAX!! Today, April 16, is National Stress Awareness Day – designed to raise awareness of the stress we face as a normal part of life and, more importantly, create strategies for dealing with stress so we can live happier and more peaceful lives. […]
Making Mental Health a Priority in Bolivia
Jesús Cáceres is a teacher who for several years has been the director of his unit at the Eustaquio Mendez High School in Tarija, Bolivia.A father himself, Jesús understands how important teenage years are to mental development, and recognized the unhealthy signs taking root at his school.“It was an issue […]
Preventing Disease as a Family
Mery Rodríguez is a 60 year-old participant in the workshops. She lives with her oldest daughter who has two children of her own. Mery worked all her life selling food and soft drinks at a street stand. Her diet consisted of noodles, rice, meat, and potatoes, all with a lot […]
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