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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

Why the Global Movement for Mental Health? Time to Join.

April 17, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Countries in crisis are a breeding ground for ill health. The social, political and economic conditions harbored by crises – from Tsunamis and earthquakes to conflicts – make countries ripeContinue Reading

Filed Under: Celebrities, Depression, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health Tagged With: depression, depression advocacy, depression awareness, eradicate stigma, global movement for mental, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, international depression blog, mental health, mental health advocacy, rebranding depression, suicide prevention, teach hope

In order to address the suffering of those with mental health problems, there needs to be a radical shift in the understanding of mental illness

February 13, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

-Jagannath Lamichanne I have always believed that the challenge of dealing with mental health problems is their invisibility. Anyone who suffers from mental illness repeatedly questions: Does it exist? DoContinue Reading

Filed Under: Education, iFred, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Tips and Tools Tagged With: depression, Global Mental Health News, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, Jagannath Lamichanne, mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization, World Health Organization report Mental Health and Development

Kathryn’s Story: Tackling Depression with a Smart Treatment Plan

February 4, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

As we hold onto our own islands of Hope in the face of depression, we are sure that the same treatment doesn’t work for everyone. Along with therapy and medication,Continue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Hope Stories, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Suicide and Grief, Suicide Prevention, Tips and Tools Tagged With: depression, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, mental health, mental health treatement, suicide prevention, teach hope

Seeds for Hope

February 3, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

I still remember the first day I met Kathryn Goetze, founder of the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred). It was in Greece on the 2nd ofContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, iFred, Inspiration, Jagannath Lamichhane, Movement for Global Mental Health, Sunflowers Tagged With: 21st century–depression, biology of the brain, create hope, depression, depression is treatable, end stigma, Field for Hope campaign, global mental health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, mental health news, suicide prevention, sunflower, teach hope

World Health Organization Adopts Mental Health Action Plan

July 18, 2013 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

We recently learned that the 66th World Health Assembly has adopted the World Health Organization’s comprehensive mental health action plan (2013-2020). The action plan is the outcome of extensive globalContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Education, Health, International, Mental Health Tagged With: comprehensive mental health action plan, depression, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope, who, world health organization