People with mental illness don't pretend to be depressed. They pretend to be happy. Remember that. Be kind.

#kindness #kindnessmatters #compassion #empathy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #bekind #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #ymhc

What can Halifax learn from other Canadian cities with sobering centres?
There are more than a dozen sobering centres across Canada but Halifax is scrapping plans for such a facility because it struggled to find a landlord due to "a lot of stigma around substance use and mental illness."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-sobering-centre-struggles-calgary-port-alberni-kenora-9.7131136?cmp=rss
"Distress"

Discussing arguably the most problematic word in psychiatry

Lewis Edwards

Mental illness is real. It isn’t feeling sad. It isn’t self pity or ‘woe is me’. It is illness. Illness so bad it can make you feel you can’t get through another day or hour or minute. And in some cases it is fatal. Never be shamed for talking about what you are going through.

By Matt Haig (@matthaig1)

#depression #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #depressionsupport #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport #ymhc #suicideprevention

"Not since Adolf Hitler blew his brains out in a bunker beneath the garden of the German Reich Chancellery on April 30, 1945, have the lives of so many people around the world been so buffeted by the psychosis of a single man."

~ David Rothkopf

#Trump #psychosis #MentalIllness #war #violence #destruction

https://davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/living-in-a-time-of-lunatics-and

Living in a Time of Lunatics and Monsters

Let's be honest about the roots, costs and consequences of the Iran War

Need to Know by David Rothkopf
A Danish Program Takes On #Stigma of #MentalIllness
#OneOfUs, run by #Denmark’s #health ministry, works with people with #mentalhealth conditions to share stories in schools, hospitals and police stations, turning fear into understanding
In 2023 survey, 3/4 of respondents said people with mental illness are treated as less capable and as contributing less to society. Research has linked stigma to higher health care cost and fewer job opportunities
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/health/mental-illness-denmark-schizophrenia.html
https://archive.ph/3dpeo
A Danish Program Takes On the Stigma of Mental Illness

One of Us, run by Denmark’s health ministry, works with people with mental health conditions to share their stories in schools, hospitals and police stations, helping turn fear into understanding.

The New York Times