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'Narcissistic abuse is harmful, often hidden by its charm. It severely affects mental and emotional health. Recognizing these behaviors and their signs is crucial. Education and resilience can guide us through such abuse. Prioritizing mental health, self-care, and empowerment can help escape manipulation. The road to recovery is long but rewarding. #NarcissisticAbuse #MentalHealthAwareness #SelfCareTips #WellnessJourney #Empowerment #KnowTheSigns #BreakTheSilence #SpeakUp #Resilience #Healing Caption: Unmask narcissistic abuse. Foster mental health and resilience. #NarcissisticAbuse #MentalHealth #SelfCare #Wellness #Empowerment #Resilience

Mental health affects us all, and Nevada youth are no exception. This Mental Health Awareness Month, we encourage you to #TakeaMoment to engage in meaningful conversations and participate in the many NAMI programs that are available. Here in Nevada, The Nevada Teen Peer Support Text Line is a stigma-free, non-crisis peer support text service for adolescents and young adults ages 24 years and younger. Youth can text in at 775-296-8336 from 10 am to midnight 7 days a week and 365 days per year Now more than ever, it's time to realize the importance of destigmatizing mental health. Normalize the practice of taking moments to prioritize mental health care without guilt or shame. #stigmafree #mentalhealthmatters #TakeAMentalHealthMoment #MentalHealthMonth

Did you know that learning to manage emotions from a young age can set the foundation for lifelong mental health? At Tilli, we support children in recognizing, expressing, and managing their feelings through engaging and effective techniques. Let’s nurture emotional intelligence in the next generation! 🌱 #SEL #EmotionalIntelligence #ChildDevelopment #TilliKids #MentalHealth #socialemotionallearning

QFCC Youth Advocate Judas reflects on a pivotal moment, when they realised their mental health was different from others'. ‘Realising that you don’t think like everybody else is like going to another person's house for the first time as a kid. It’s confusing and uncomfortable when you discover that the way your family does things is not the way everyone else does—the way that you have dinner, and clean and stack your shoes is different.’ We need to listen to young people with lived experience of the mental health system and include their views when considering how to improve services. 🔗Read the full post here: https://lnkd.in/gjcVrdzb #QFCC #AmplifyBlog

🌿 May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Did you know that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) report mental distress nearly five times more often than adults without disabilities? Yet, the best methods to support their mental health needs remain underexplored. This group can face a variety of psychiatric disorders, but too often, these symptoms are overlooked or misattributed to their disabilities—a phenomenon known as "diagnostic overshadowing." At New Danville, we're committed to changing this narrative. Our programs are designed to have a profound positive impact on the mental health of our Wranglers, recognizing and addressing their unique challenges with the care and attention they deserve. Let’s shine a light on mental health for everyone, especially those often overlooked. 💚🧠 #MentalHealthAwareness #SupportIDD #NewDanvilleImpact

🧠 Supporting Children's Mental Health 🧸 Identifying mental health issues in children can be challenging, but early detection and intervention are crucial for their well-being. Parents, teachers, and caregivers play a pivotal role in recognizing signs and taking proactive steps. Our latest article on Fundaspring, How to Identify Children with Mental Health Issues, offers insights into the subtle signs that children may exhibit and how professionals can assist in addressing these challenges. 📌 Key Takeaways: Behavioral signs to watch for in children 👀 The importance of early intervention ⏰ Resources and support for mental health care 🛠️ Let's foster an environment where every child gets the support they need to thrive. 👉 Read the full article here - https://lnkd.in/g-2e9mku #MentalHealthAwareness #ChildMentalHealth #SupportForChildren #EarlyIntervention #Fundaspring #MentalWellbeing

Book Summary: The Sensitive Ones Healing and Understanding Your Child’s Mental Health by Heather Nardi

Supporting Our First Responders Tackle Their Mental Health Together. From long hours of work in emergency services, we understand there to be a psychological toll taken upon our heroic first responders. Recent studies put a finger on some concerning trends in the mental health of these vital community servants. Rates of depression and PTSD for first responders is well above those of the general population, with up to 30% of personnel affected. Our commitment must extend beyond acknowledging these challenges. We need to come up with human solutions that help humans who face adversity every day gain the tools not just to survive but to flourish. We need programs that will increase access to mental health resources and encourage an environment in which seeking help is seen as valor, not stigmatism. We could save those who save us. Your thoughts? #MentalHealthAwareness #FirstResponder #CommunityCare #mindfulness

Experiencing grief and trauma during childhood can shape adulthood in detrimental ways. Impacting their normal day to day life, academic abilities or their mental health, the effects of grief are significant. Let’s work together to create a supportive environment for the young ones who deserve to grow into resilient and healthy adults. #greifsupport #mentalhealthawareness #supportyoungminds #healingtogether #buildingresilience #griefawareness

Attending Voices for GA's Children Child Advocacy Leadership Lab event on "Beyond the Hardware: Keeping Kids Safe at School and Elsewhere," was fertile ground in advancing mental health on behalf of GA's youth. One of my greatest strengths as a mental health professional has been a superior ability to quickly recognize gaps or deficiencies in systems that cause them not to work as desired/intended, and the issue is typically rooted in there not being a clearly defined macro goal that everyone is working toward. For GA - like everywhere else in the world - creating a comprehensive in-school and community-based system that supports the rehabilitation & resiliency of GA's children is the answer. Sadly, 40% of GA's youth will experience 1+ ACEs before the age of 18. Failure to adequately heal this trauma increases not only their risk for chronic health conditions, unemployment, and social problems, but also ensures the next generation of Georgians will govern our societies from an unhealthy place. With our world already on fire, this is an alarm that we all have to be responsive to. #mentalhealth #georgiayouth #atlantapublicschools #schoolmentalhealth #fultoncountyschools #gwinnettcountyschools #georgiapublicschools #georgiacharterschools #dekalbcountyschools #cobbcountyschools #claytoncountyschools #RESAs #georgiaresas