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Eating Disorders Are Tough, But We're Tougher

Alison Malmon | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Read More: Mental Illness, Eating Disorders, Depression, Mental Health, Active Minds, College, Bulimia, Anorexia, Mental Health Issues, Eating Disorder Awareness, National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Impact News
Alison Malmon

Thirty million Americans will struggle with some type of eating disorder during their lifetime, and a large percentage of them will begin to experience these complex mental and physical illnesses during young adulthood. Yet, we rarely talk about them in a serious way.

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Better Living Through Empathy: A National Day Without Stigma

Tamar Chansky | Posted 12.05.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Stigma, activeminds.org, Mental Illness, National Day Without Stigma, Active Minds, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Disorders, Mental Health Disorders Stigma, Mental Health Stigma, Mental Illness Stigma, Mental Health Awareness, Day Without Stigma, Stigma Mental Health, Healthy Living News
Tamar Chansky

Changing the conversation about mental health means making care for mental health as matter of fact as going to get treatment for asthma or a broken leg. What good sense that makes. But even those of us who aren't currently suffering from mental health problems stand to gain.

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Fighting Bullying: Love Is Louder Than Just About Everything

Alison Malmon | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Suicide, Depression, Active Minds, College, Love Is Louder, Bullying, Mental Health, Healthy Living News
Alison Malmon

I believe in the power of every voice, and I believe that love is louder than hate, louder than hopelessness. Do you?

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Send Silence Packing

Alison Malmon | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: College Students, Suicide, Mental Health, Active Minds, College News
Alison Malmon

Active Minds has launched a US tour of Send Silence Packing -- a public display of 1,100 donated backpacks representing the 1,100 college student lives lost to suicide each year.

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