“Schools all over the country are looking at the issue that they call ‘social and emotional learning’: how do they teach kids age-old values like character and grit and perseverance, openness, trust, and listening, all these kinds of qualities that we need to put into our schools. The irony here is: what we’ve discovered in…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern In June we celebrate not only Father’s Day, but also Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month: a milestone that is just as important but perhaps less recognized. Men’s Mental Health Month is especially significant because it is dedicated to reversing a concerning statistic: men are less likely than women to seek…
By Tre GabrielFlawless Intern I have spent the past four years of my life in New York City: The Capital of the World. When I walk the streets of this great city—praised for being a melting pot—I often notice many people struggling who look like me and share my ethnic background. The topic of disadvantage…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Fellow What is PeaceLove, and what exactly do they do? The 2019 Annual Peace of Mind Storytellers event answered this question: PeaceLove helps people achieve peace of mind. The Storytellers event brings together leaders, experts, and anyone else working to create peace of mind in their own lives and the lives…
Our Mental Health Month features would not be complete without casting a spotlight on the most “flawless” of people: Craig Kramer, Mental Health Ambassador for Johnson & Johnson. We have known Craig for many years, and this past year we learned more about his personal story and his calling to work in the mental…
By Georgie Blenkey, Flawless Intern We just returned from the annual PeaceLove Storytellers event, held at Rhode Island College. A total of thirteen inspiring speakers shared their stories through speeches, song, or poetry. The event was so powerful not only because of what was said but also because it was such an exciting celebration of…
At the beginning of the Saks Institute 2019 Spring Symposium, facilitator Elyn Saks quotes Freud: “Love and work…work and love, that’s all there is.” What people want, Elyn reminds us, is to love and to work. For people living with chronic mental health conditions, however, achieving the “work” part of this equation is often not…
Teachers go into education with eyes wide open, aware of its many challenges. They know that the pay might be low, the hours long, the to-do lists seemingly endless, and that they may have to toe the line between caregiver and educator for many students. Until recently, however, teachers wouldn’t begin their careers thinking that…
Over the past several years, our country has made important strides in increasing awareness of the importance of mental health care. Nevertheless, awareness is not enough to break down the barriers to equal and appropriate care for those with mental health challenges. There has never been a more important time for decisive action. In some…
Estimates show that 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and almost two-thirds of those are women. One in 10 individuals over the age of 65 have the disease and, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, every 65 seconds someone develops this health condition. Few of us are untouched by this brain health epidemic, yet we…
