My Blue Thoughts is a concept that started three years ago, when Lauv, whose real name is Ari Leff, installed simple blue boxes at his concerts where attendees could drop pieces of paper with their thoughts. After each concert, Leff (or his team) would share pictures of the collected thoughts to his Instagram. Leff called it his "compassion project," and envisioned it as a way for people to anonymously air what was on their minds Continue reading →

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The National Alliance on Mental Health says 1 in 5 adults will experience some kind of mental illness in their lifetime. Thursday is World Mental Health Day, and organizations want people to know about services available in eastern Iowa. Continue reading →

Halden, Norway Fredrik Soerfjordmo sits at an Apple computer in a sun-filled print shop, designing artwork to be reproduced on a ceramic coffee mug. In the past sixyears, the 30-year-old Norwegianhasearned a high school diploma, as well asdiplomas in photography, typography and digital tools. Continue reading →

LONDONAs the manager of Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, Ben Mawson knows all about the pressures faced by young female musicians today. "The modern climate with Instagram and social media can be extremely tough, particularly for female artists," says the London-based manager and co-founder of TaP Music, which also represents Hailee Steinfeld. He points to the "particularly vicious" online abuse that Del Rey received early in her career as an example of the trolling that his clients have received and says the situation has only got worse as social media has grown in popularity. Continue reading →

ATLANTA One in four. That's the number of deaths from police shootings that involve people with mental illnesses, according to the Treatment Advocacy Center, a non-profit mental health group Continue reading →

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Pawnee Mental Health Services hosted their inaugural 'Driving the Dream' at the Midwest Dream Car Collection in Manhattan Thursday evening. Thursday night's event was emcee'd by Dave Lewis, longtime advocate for Pawnee Mental Health Services. Continue reading →

Mental health disorders are fatal, [but they are treatable.] People around you care about you more than you think. Eric Lang, a former Biglaw attorney who now runs his own practice in Georgia, in comments given at a recent talk entitled Confronting Mental Health Issues in Your Profession. Continue reading →

Historically, Black men have very few places where they feel free to discuss important issues. We face economic and social barriers including high unemployment, incarceration rates and health disparities. Fortunately, the barbershop gives us a place to call home Continue reading →

As a candidate for mayor, Lori Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to reopen the six mental health clinics closed in 2012 by her predecessor, Mayor Rahm Emanuel. But her nominee for public health commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, may have other ideas to address mental illness and its upsetting some members of City Council. Continue reading →

Waiting for Tearah, a short documentary about how a black family navigates the labyrinth mental health system in Hartford, Conn., is symbolic of mental health dysfunction on a national leveland a testament to the beauty, innovation, and the sheer determination and grit of black mothers who walk through walls for their children. The 22-plus-minute film chronicles a slice of the life of Shayna Wilson, a single mother of three girls then aged 16, 10 and 3. Continue reading →