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Issue Highlights:
• Mental Health Awareness Days
• TheBlueDotProject
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New! ADAA Blog Posts
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New! Free ADAA Webinars
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New! Personal Story of Triumph
• #ADAA2018 Conference Snapshot
• Facebook Fundraisers
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Get Ready for a Month of Mental Health Awareness
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Greetings!
May marks National Mental Health Awareness Month along with
National Women's Health Week from May 13th through May 19th. ADAA encourages you to make your mental health a priority. Together we can raise awareness and
#breakthestigma around mental illness. Visit
the ADAA website for free information, blog posts, webinars, and other helpful mental health resources.
Beth Salcedo, MD
ADAA President
Women's Mental Health SIG Co-Chair
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National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
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National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is being held on May 10th to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health and to show that positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development from birth.
Click here to learn about mental health in girls and teens.
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TheBlueDotProject is a campaign led by
2020 Mom to raise awareness about maternal mental health disorders, proliferate the blue dot as the symbol of solidarity and support, and combat stigma and shame. 2020 Mom's mission is to close the gaps in maternal mental health care through education, advocacy, and collaboration. TheBlueDotProject is also hosting
Maternal Mental Health Week starting today through May 5th.
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To Be Female, Anxious and Black
by Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder in the United States. Data show that for Black women, anxiety is more chronic and the symptoms more intense than their White counterparts. This description, however, only tells half the story. What it does not tell us is how anxiety is perceived and experienced daily by Black women.
Read more.
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Intimate Partner Violence – What Is It and What Does It Look Like?
by Luana Marques, PhD, ADAA President-Elect
Intimate partner violence (IPV) takes place in all settings, in all socioeconomic, religious, ethnic, and cultural groups. The overwhelming global burden of IPV is endured by women, and the most common perpetrators of violence against women are male intimate partners or ex-partners.
Read more.
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Webinars from
ADAA's Professional Community:
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If you have a question, are interested in learning more about a particular topic, and/or would like to share your ideas or story, please email us at
[email protected].
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Bella's Personal Story
of Triumph
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"...Over time, I started to have more intrusive thoughts, and some of them were pretty scary. Eventually, it got so bad that my parents took me to the hospital. A woman there asked me a lot of questions, then she said it sounded like I might have OCD. She explained what OCD was, and I actually felt relieved because I realized I wasn’t the only person dealing with this. I went home and my parents spent weeks trying to find a therapist who understood OCD and how to treat it. Eventually, we found a great therapist named Nina, and working with her has made a huge difference for me...
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Read more.
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Read more stories from people living with anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders who have found ways to cope and triumph.
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ADAA's Online
Support Group
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ADAA's anonymous peer-to-peer online anxiety and depression support group is a friendly, safe and supportive place for individuals and their families to share information and experiences.
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Search
ADAA's Find-a-Therapist online directory for a therapist near you (all therapists listed are professional members of ADAA).
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Women's Mental Health Infographic
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From Our Professional Community
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#ADAA2018
Conference Snapshot
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The ADAA 2018 Conference brought more than 1,400 clinicians and researchers from across the United States and around the world together in Washington, DC to share, network, collaborate and learn about treatment-resistant anxiety, depression, and related disorders. #ADAA2018 featured more than 170 sessions, with a number of women-focused sessions covering postpartum anxiety, depression and OCD as well as a symposium that discussed the need for culturally relevant treatments for Black adolescent girls.The
Women's Mental Health SIG also held a panel discussion about women and minorities in mental health.
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"Anxiety and depression are conditions that cause distress, and can interfere with functioning in all people. Women in particular, especially mothers, are vulnerable. Having a mother suffering from anxiety and/or depression is a major risk factor for children developing anxiety and/or depression. ADAA's mission aligns with my own goal of getting the word out that anxiety and depression are treatable. In addition, we want everyone to know about evidence-based treatments: what they are and where to get them.
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Cindy J. Aaronson, MSW, PhD
Secretary, ADAA Board of Directors
Women's Mental Health SIG Member
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Did You Know You Can Support ADAA on Facebook?
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She Triumphs is supported by a grant from the
hope & grace fund, a project of New Venture Fund in partnership with
philosophy, inc. The grant helps fund an exciting new ADAA initiative “Turning a Laser-Focus on Women’s Issues in the Treatment of Anxiety, Depression and Related Disorders.”
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