Mental Health | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

The Case for Green Space: A Cost-Effective Mental Health Resource

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 05:13

City life is attractive to many people, but seemingly endless high-rises and gridlocked traffic leave little room for city dwellers to reap the benefits that green spaces may have to offer. In our rapidly urbanizing world, more than half of the global population have made their homes in cities.

Mindfulness for Sickness and Pain

Friday, June 30, 2023 - 07:41

Sensations of pain and illness in our bodies naturally grab our attention. This attention to pain and illness also naturally evokes emotional responses.

Hormones, Mental Health and the Mind/Body Connection

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 15:39

The idea that mental illness and psychiatric disorders are afflictions that only affect the brain is now regarded as incorrect. We know that the brain controls the body and when the brain doesn’t function properly, the body suffers the consequences, and vice-versa.

Are the Kids Really Alright? Troubling Headlines, Teenage Girls, and Declining Mental Health

Are the Kids Really Alright? Teenage Girls, and Declining Mental Health Karen Martinez Gonzalez

Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 15:58

The headlines and the CDC report are indeed alarming, but they should serve as a wakeup call to all of us. Yes, we should think seriously about why we are seeing a steep decline in the mental health of teenage girls, but we have to come together now as parents, family, friends, educators, clinicians, providers, and as a society to support, enhance and establish more preventive measures for our youth.

The Black Church: Our Refuge, Our Mental Health

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 16:41

Working with Black churches to create a better today and a much better tomorrow in the field (literally) of mental health care for African Americans are three Black leaders in mental health who will present at the 2023 ADAA Conference. ADAA is excited to have Bernadine Waller, PhD, Atasha Jordan, MBA, MD and Kimberly Arnold, MPH, PhD discuss their work, research and findings in a presentation titled Implementing Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions in Black Churches.

Keep Your Mental Health in the Game: Therapy and Support for Athletes

Athletes and anxiety and stress mitch greene

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 12:27

Athletes will continue to work hard, push themselves, and make their bodies do things many of us can only marvel at, but the attention and awareness to mental health in the field of sports gives them a fighting chance with conditions like anxiety and depression.

ADAA’s Free Depression & Anxiety Peer-to-Peer Support Groups Offer Valuable Online Communities

ADAA’s Free Depression & Anxiety Peer-to-Peer Support Groups Offer a Valuable Online Community

Friday, January 20, 2023 - 09:00

Peer-to-peer online communities can be helpful when they are done in a sensitive, informative, and respectful way. That’s why we have partnered with Health Unlocked to host online mental health communities, promote patient empowerment, and allow for sharing experiences and personal stories.

10 Tips To Minimize Holiday Season FOMO

Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 14:52

It is easy to experience holiday season FOMO and imagine everyone else is out there celebrating with friends and family, delighting in their picture perfect moments while you are just getting through your days. Check out these action steps you can take to experience YOUR best life.

A Trend Worth Setting: Influencers Support ADAA and Mental Health Awareness

ADAA Influencers Echard Cosgrove Benardez LAT35 Joshua Thompson Doug Middleton

Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 10:07

These generous people lend us their voices, their stories and experiences, and help us shed light on underreported issues like male body dysmorphia and the traumatic effects on the family and friends of a person who died by suicide. Some even use their incredible talents in sports to reach individuals around the world.

Hadassah Foundation Cameroon: The Journey

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 09:00

As the Executive Director of ADAA, I am always thrilled when we realize our work is making a difference and that we are reaching farther and wider. So, when the Hadassah Foundation, a mental health organization in Cameroon, contacted ADAA with a request to access our free member-created, publicly available, evidence-based resources, we not only acquiesced, we collaborated.

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