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Young and Vulnerable: The biggest tragedy regarding youth mental illness is collective inaction

August 19, 2014 By Kathryn 2 Comments

This year, United Nations International Youth Day (IYD), on August 12, has been designated to celebrate the importance of youth mental health with the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. This isContinue Reading

Filed Under: Children, Depression, Events, Health, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Suicide and Grief, Uncategorized, Youth Tagged With: end stigma, global mental health, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, movement for global mental health, schools for hope, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization, youth

Depression and anxiety are linked to happiness and there’s plenty that can be done from a young age

August 14, 2014 By Kathryn 19 Comments

In the last blog, I talked about the World Happiness Report 2013 and began to explore the links between mental health and happiness. I want to explore this in furtherContinue Reading

Filed Under: Brain Nutrition, Depression, Exercise, Health, iFred, Inspiration, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Meditation, Suicide Prevention, Teens, Uncategorized, Youth Tagged With: children, depression, finding hope, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope

Artwork Inspires a Message of Hope Among Students

July 22, 2014 By Kathryn 9 Comments

April 4th, 2014 was a day of true celebration. Students gathered in the heart of campus at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte to witness the dedication of aContinue Reading

Filed Under: Art Therapy, Artwork for Hope, Branding, Events, Everyday Heroes, iFred, Inspiration, Sunflowers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art for Hope, Cindy Ballero, end stigma, iFred, mental health, rebranding depression, Sunflowers, The Respite, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Shining a Light for Depression: An Invitation to Plant Hope

May 15, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Many of us recognize the unfortunate stigma that remains in society when it comes to openly discussing our own or our loved ones depression and/or mental health. Yet, as PaoloContinue Reading

Filed Under: Branding, Celebrities, Depression, Depression Foundation, Everyday Heroes, Field for Hope, iFred, Inspiration, Sunflowers, Uncategorized Tagged With: end stigma, field for hope, fields for hope, Gardens for Hope, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, Mental Health Blog, Penny Tate, rebranding depression, Rick Springfield, Shining a Light of Hope on Depression, suicide prevention, teach hope

Hidden Pictures and the World Health Organization: A Journey to Uncover Global Stories of Mental Health

February 26, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Here is a video we are all about right now at iFred. It’s a summary of the film Hidden Pictures by filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston. Ruston’s work highlights both theContinue Reading

Filed Under: Everyday Heroes, Global Month of Hope, Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: #shineyourlight, Delaney Ruston, depression, eradicate stigma, global mental health, global mental health action plan, Hidden Pictures, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization

check out this wonderful video on Postpartum made by one of our supporters, Kim Guster Drolet!

August 19, 2010 By ifredorg Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Depression, iFred, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Women's Health Tagged With: hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, POSTPARTUM, suicide prevention, teach hope