Friday morning, after I dropped my son off at school, I had a phone meeting with one of my favorite colleagues, mental health advocate Gina Nikkel of the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care. Suddenly, there was a loud crash; I abruptly ended the call. A car had rear-ended me. I was okay, and…
“Forget your perfect offering — there’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” It is officially Spring and we’re coming up on the holidays of Easter and Passover — a season of hope, renewal, and light. One thing I find very interesting about the symbolism of both of…
Silence speaks volumes. When it comes to discussing a health issue that affects one in four Americans, silence is what keeps an individual from seeking help for mental health conditions; silence is what prevents us from supporting a family member, a friend, a partner who seeks mental health care; silence is what enables us to…
“The system we’ve grown up with is a system of separate and unequal care.” — Patrick J. Kennedy. February 23, 2016. The Kennedy Forum, Mental Health State of the Union. On Tuesday, February 23, we were privileged to join the Kennedy Forum for its second annual Mental Health State of the Union, which brought together…
This is the first blog in our newest series as we count down to the darkest day of the year: the winter solstice. Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring some of the brightest lights of hope in our community — the true shooting stars in our field. As we welcome the season…
