MENDED #3 | COVID
Oklahoma is top 5 in the nation for a high prevalence of mental illness and low access to care. We're here to see that things get mended.
đ COVID One-Year Mark: Mental Health Concerns Persist
Click here to read the article in the Tulsa World.
đ Trohman to Launch âI Hate Myselfâ Podcast on Mental Health
Joe Trohman, the lead guitarist from Fall Out Boy and The Damned Things, will debut a new podcast called âI Hate Myselfâ on March 17. Focused on mental health, each episode will feature in-depth interviews with celebrities and creative talents speaking about leading a successful career while living with depression and anxiety.
đŚ Healthy Minds Policy Initiative is on Twitter
They must have known we were searching for their Twitter feed! Also, they just posted this:
đ 2021 Study: Oklahoma 5th Worst State for Women
Check out Kelci McKendrickâs story in the Enid News Eagle.
đď¸ Senate Passes Suicide Awareness Bill
Click here to learn more about Senator Kay Floydâs bill on suicide awareness and prevention.
âď¸ What keeps you going?
đŚ After Midnight: Sexual Assault Victimsâ Rights to Information Act Finally Passes House
đ Mental Health Meditations
âMeditation has fundamentally changed my relationship to the difficult thoughts and emotions that used to rule over my daily life.â âJacob Beaumont | Click here for mindfulness meditations via the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma.
đŠđżâ𦰠đąđźââď¸đľ March is Womenâs History Month
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
đ¸đ˝ The Duchess: âI just didnât want to live anymore.â
People Magazine reports: âWhite House Lauds Meghan Markle for Opening Up About Her Mental Health: 'That Takes Courageâ.
đĄ 7 Impacts of the Pandemic on Young Kids, Parents
A parent survey by the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University found that since COVID hit, a quarter of 4-year-olds have shown behavior problems such as temper tantrums and disobedience and one-fifth struggled to get along with peers or make friends. During typical times, only about 10% of children have such issues, according to the groupâs report.
đŚ 12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic
âOf the more than 500,000 people who took a depression screening between March and September 2020, around 8 in 10 people scored with symptoms of moderate to severe depression, according to a 2021 report released by Mental Health America.â Continue Reading