For many of us, the stress of daily life can be overwhelming at times. You might have a demanding schedule, or a job that requires a long commute; you might be worried about whether you spend enough time with your children and how to stretch your days to allow for more time to get everything…
Vrinda Madan Flawless Fellow Medical Student, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine As we come to the end of June, the month we associate with Father’s Day, the Flawless team had the opportunity to tune into the Greenburger Center’s “Dads Making a Difference in Mental Health Advocacy” panel discussion. We heard from three incredibly inspiring…
March 2021 marks a full year of measures taken around the world in an attempt to control and eliminate the COVID-19 outbreak. What this past year has taught us is that as important as it is to follow these protective measures for our physical health, it is equally as important to prioritize our mental health.…
Three impactful brain health organizations came together to further the cause for student-athlete mental health. D1on1, Dam Worth It, and Hilinski’s Hope hosted a virtual mental health conference for college athletes aimed at changing the conversation about mental health by empowering and connecting athletes with one another. The 2-hour zoom gathering focused on a variety…
By: Tre Gabriel Flawless Fellow From an outside perspective, Justin Furstenfeld seemed to have it all in life. He is a successful record producer, artist, and the lead singer of the American Alt / Rock band, Blue October. As a hit musician touring around the country, he lived the rockstar dream that many people dream…
All-Star weekend was in Chicago this year, making it the city to be in if you’re a fan of basketball. And while the main event was the annual NBA All-Star game on Sunday featuring NBA icons like LeBron James and James Harden, The Kennedy Forum also recruited some basketball talent of their own… but these…
By Tre Gabriel, Flawless Fellow and Abby Cooper, Flawless Intern With the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers drafted quarterback Ryan Leaf. He had been a stand-out athlete his whole life, leading Washington State University to their first Rose Bowl in almost 70 years. He was widely considered to…
By Vrinda Madan, Flawless Intern This past week, I attended an advocacy event in Washington, DC with the Flawless Foundation: The Kennedy Forum Agenda for Change. It was an incredible event full of moving stories, inspiring speeches, and calls for change from our nation’s leaders. There was one voice, however, that particularly stood out – …
On January 13th, we attended the third Mental Health for US “Unite For Change” Forum, taking us all the way to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The mental health community came together again to talk about solutions to the urgent issues we’re facing in mental health challenges and substance use across the…
By Maureen Mahoney, Flawless Fellow I was flying home to Washington, DC after the Mental Health for US New Hampshire Town Hall in December, and I was sitting in the last row on the plane, excited because it seemed like I was going to have the row to myself. As the doors were about to…