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Lived Experience Matters: Coming Out and Sharing

"For a long time, I lamented that nobody other than my peers seemed to understand me. But how could they if I wasn’t sharing my...

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The Pain of Not Seeking Help for My PTSD

"I didn’t seek help for my mental health, mostly due to the stigma within the military. After all, a warrior isn’t supposed to show any...

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How Understanding My OCD Helped Me Manage It

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Three Psychiatric Facilities in Seven Weeks

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Schizophrenia Does Not Have Me

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Zoomed: My Experience with Online Group Therapy

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How Public Officials Can Protect the Rights of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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The Cost of Criminalizing Serious Mental Illness

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Criminal Justice Involvement of People with Serious Mental Illness

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What Is Mental Health Probation?

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He’s Not a Criminal, He’s in Crisis

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Black Mental Health and the Importance of 988 Legislation

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The Voices that Caused Me to Lose Everything

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Neuroplasticity II: Recovery After Jail

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Neuroplasticity: How I Survived Psychosis and Jail

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Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming the Mental Health System

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A Plea for Compassion as Someone Who Was Arrested During Psychosis

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Reaching Out to a Loved One with Substance Use Disorder

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Black History Month: Writing This Triggers My Anxiety

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The Most Common Symptom That Is Rarely Asked About

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How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Helped My Anxiety

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Overcoming Low Self-Worth with Anxiety, Depression and ADHD

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