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Webinar
02.01.2023
Protecting Your Self-Esteem from the Thrills & Spills of Dating
For those with anxiety this free live webinar on March 1st will provide helpful and proven tips and practices to improve self-esteem while dating (or even in preparation for dating!) and learn to thrive while finding romantic love and partnership.
Webinar
01.19.2023
Athletes & Mental Health
The pressure facing athletes results in high rates of stress, anxiety, and depression. This free ADAA webinar is led by mental health professional L. Kevin Chapman, PhD and mental health advocate, Clayton Echard.
Personal Story
01.09.2023
A Police Officer's Poor Coping Strategies
There are many different coping strategies people may use after experiencing trauma. They may be good and healthy, or they may be bad and unhealthy. My coping strategies were bad, unhealthy, self-destructive, and dangerous.
Personal Story
01.09.2023
Believe in yourself, you CAN get out of dark world of depression/anxiety
Despite seeing so many doctors, nothing concrete was coming out in the medical diagnosis. Slowly and steadily, I crafted a strategy to fight the situation. I believed that all these negativities around me can be overcome by positivity and focusing on the good things.
Personal Story
01.09.2023
To All Who Struggle Silently
Hi to all who struggle every day. I've been struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and depression for most my life. I have been struggling since I was a child with these disorders and have seen terrible downward spirals.
Personal Story
01.03.2023
Learning To Be Me Again
Having anxiety hasn't been easy. I learned that I have to be okay with uncertainty in my life and that not everything is always going to go the way I have planned in my head.
Support Group
12.15.2022
Mental Health Support Group
The Mental Health Association of Franklin & Fulton Counties Mental Health Support Group is a free group ran by a Certified Peer Specialist.
Personal Story
12.12.2022
A Teen's Story
I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression when I was 13. I found out what mental health was a couple of days later by having a panic attack. After going to a therapist my mental health was getting better. Two years later my cousin passed away in a car crash.
Blog post
12.08.2022
A Trend Worth Setting: Influencers Support ADAA and Mental Health Awareness
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.
Video (YouTube or Vimeo)
12.02.2022
The Signs and Symptoms of Depression
Learn about the signs and symptoms of depression in this ADAA video.
Blog post
11.28.2022
This Man, 26.2 Miles: David H. Rosmarin Goes the Distance for ADAA
For the second year in a row, ADAA member David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, ran a fundraising campaign in conjunction with his Philadelphia marathon, raising a total of over $5,000 for ADAA. Dr. Rosmarin is raising awareness about depression and sat down with ADAA to talk about this mental health illness.
Personal Story
11.14.2022
Taking Safety, Defense and Prevention from the Football Field to the Mental Health Field
In football, I play safety. It’s a position I have taken most of my professional life but also in my journey with mental health advocacy and calling for more awareness and equity, particularly in sports.
