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Young and Vulnerable: The biggest tragedy regarding youth mental illness is collective inaction

August 19, 2014 By Kathryn 2 Comments

This year, United Nations International Youth Day (IYD), on August 12, has been designated to celebrate the importance of youth mental health with the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. This isContinue Reading

Filed Under: Children, Depression, Events, Health, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Suicide and Grief, Uncategorized, Youth Tagged With: end stigma, global mental health, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, movement for global mental health, schools for hope, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization, youth

Depression and anxiety are linked to happiness and there’s plenty that can be done from a young age

August 14, 2014 By Kathryn 19 Comments

In the last blog, I talked about the World Happiness Report 2013 and began to explore the links between mental health and happiness. I want to explore this in furtherContinue Reading

Filed Under: Brain Nutrition, Depression, Exercise, Health, iFred, Inspiration, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Meditation, Suicide Prevention, Teens, Uncategorized, Youth Tagged With: children, depression, finding hope, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope

The Path to Happiness is Sound Mental Health

August 5, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

In July 2011 the UN General Assembly passed a historic resolution: It invited member countries to measure the happiness of their people and to use this to help guide theirContinue Reading

Filed Under: Health, iFred, Inspiration, International, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Youth Tagged With: depression advocacy, happiness, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, movement for global mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope

Global Mental Health: Medical versus Social Approaches to Treatment and Social Change

March 18, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

It has been just six years since the Movement for Global Mental Health took off on October 8, 2008. In that time, the Movement has sought to create a platformContinue Reading

Filed Under: Health, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Tips and Tools Tagged With: Centre for Global Mental Health, Decolonising global mental health: The psychiatrization of the majority world, depression, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, medical approach to mental health, movement for global mental health, social approach to mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope, Vikram Patel

Hidden Pictures and the World Health Organization: A Journey to Uncover Global Stories of Mental Health

February 26, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Here is a video we are all about right now at iFred. It’s a summary of the film Hidden Pictures by filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston. Ruston’s work highlights both theContinue Reading

Filed Under: Everyday Heroes, Global Month of Hope, Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: #shineyourlight, Delaney Ruston, depression, eradicate stigma, global mental health, global mental health action plan, Hidden Pictures, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization

A Touching Message from a South African Sacred Activist; Her Thoughts on Mandela, Healing, and Hope

December 7, 2013 By Kathryn 1 Comment

Dear fellow Sacred Activists: I have a heavy heart and many tears I am shedding this morning. I am crying for my beloved country. My heart is aching for allContinue Reading

Filed Under: Celebrities, Education, Everyday Heroes, Health, Hope Stories, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Sunflowers, Tips and Tools Tagged With: AND HOPE, healing, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, Lyndall Hare, Mandela, Mandela and Hope, Nelson Mandela, political exile, Possession of the Freedom Charter, SOUTH AFRICAN SACRED ACTIVIST, suicide prevention, teach hope