Mental Health Awareness Month

Our Dis-ease Is Our Cure

Joe Pantoliano | Posted 04.30.2012

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Joe Pantoliano

I look forward to the day when all of us come to believe that having a brain dis-ease or mood sickness will be as acceptable as having the common cold. A fine sentiment, but we're not quite there yet.

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There's No Stigma to Having a Mental Illness

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.17.2011

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DJ Jaffe

Instead of focusing on nonexistent stigma, we should focus on eliminating the public policies that discriminate against the mentally ill and are causing so many to become homeless, incarcerated or the victims of suicide.

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Stigma Ain't What It Used To Be

Joe Pantoliano | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joe Pantoliano

On the flight back to JFK, I was consumed with thoughts about the plight of the soldiers, my own journey, and mental dis-ease, the taboo topic that had brought our paths together.

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A Flexible Workplace Is a Happier, Healthier Workplace

Annie Toro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Annie Toro

Research shows that employers benefit from offering greater workplace flexibility. When employees receive the flexibility they need, there is less absenteeism and greater job satisfaction.

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