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Mental Health Affects Everyone—Youth Activists Inc. Mental Health Awareness Campaign

2020

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Mental Health affects everyone says Youth Activists.

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Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope (Grief Recovery)

"Don't tell me there's no such thing as gun violence. It happened in Parkland." ―Fred Guttenberg 2020 Nautilus Silver Winner #1 New Release in Grief & Loss Life changed forever on Valentine's Day 2018 for Fred Guttenberg and his family.

Fred Guttenberg

Protecting Your Mental Health and Well-Being While Speaking Out

Ongoing concern about your cause and your community, discrimination because of your gender, race, age or one of your other identities, challenges balancing your advocacy with your academic and personal commitments and many other aspects of speaking out can take a toll on your mental health and...

Self Care for Activists

We become more effective agents of change when we are nurturing our own happiness and personal growth.

Asking for Career Help Is Not a Sign of Weakness

When it comes to transitioning, you have to ask for help. This applies to mental health, fitness, and most importantly, to career transition.

Asking for Help to Relieve Caregiver Stress

“If there’s something I can do to help, don’t be afraid to ask.” This is a courtesy friends and family often extend to you as a caregiver. You thank them, but then how often do you follow up? What is it that’s holding you back from accepting their offer?

Alison Van Schie

A Social Psychologist Explains Why We Should Ask for Help More Often

People wildly underestimate the odds that others will help us, says social psychologist Heidi Grant. From strangers to colleagues to friends, we think people are likely to reject our request, and that leads to people not asking for help as much as we should.

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8 Reasons Introverts Might Find It Difficult Asking for Help

We identified 8 reasons why this might be true for many introverts.

Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You

Humans have a natural instinct to help others. Imagine walking up to a stranger on the subway and asking them for their seat.

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Why Is Asking for Help So Difficult?

In a society largely based on helping yourself — just go to any bookstore or library and browse the voluminous self-help section — it may seem odd to promote the idea that we need to learn better ways to ask for and receive assistance. But a small movement is saying just that.

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MAYDAY!: Asking for Help in Times of Need

Do you know the etymology of the word mayday? It comes from the French “m’aidez” (pronounced much like the English word mayday). It literally translates to “help me.” Whenever we use the word or send out a mayday signal, that’s literally what we mean: help me.

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Asking for Help