By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern There are more than 15 million kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in North America alone. Most are misunderstood and being ineffectively disciplined. I learned this recently, when I attended a Tier 1 training for “Think:Kids in Collaborative Problem Solving,” led by Think:Kids Director & Founder, Dr. Stuart Ablon…
At Mental Health America’s annual conference in Washington D.C., the theme was “dueling diagnoses”— the experience of having multiple medical conditions, typically affecting all aspects of health. Many of the speakers at the conference shared what it’s like to live with a physical illness along with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety are two…
When a group of leaders comes together to talk about mental health, it is likely that the phrase “policy changes” is going to be batted around. In this country, we have so far to go before the complicated, interlaced, systemic problems related to mental health policy are solved, and many leaders in the field have…
By Tre Gabriel Flawless Intern “When sparks are flying the kids are changing” – Bob Zaccheo founder of Project Lift The Flawless team recently visited Project L.I.F.T. (Life Initiatives for Teens), a Florida-based non-profit movement, dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk teens and their families through substance use treatment, mental health counseling, mentoring, and…
By Georgie Blenkey Flawless Intern This blog will be talking about topics that may be triggering, so take care while reading or feel free to take a break. We recently had the opportunity to attend Mental Health America’s annual conference in D.C. The topic was “Dueling Diagnoses,” so a lot of information was shared on…
By Maureen Mahoney Flawless Intern In June, I attended the Mental Health America Conference with the Flawless team. It was three days filled with inspiration, hope, truth, resilience, education, and a strong sense of unity. By the end of the conference, I was already experiencing a profound connection between what I was learning and my…
“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…