June 20, 2016
#WriteOnSarah: When Labor is the Scariest Day of Your Life – The NICU and PTSD
Sarah Vander Schaaff is a writer, blogger and a mother of two from New Jersey, who has struggled with Obsessive-compulsive disorder for as long as she can remember. Her courageous column in the Washington Post (“Obsessive –compulsive disorder nearly ruined her life”, January 4th) received international attention for its honesty and openness. This is the first blog… View Article
June 16, 2016
Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando, Florida
We here at MHA-NYC are proud to administer the Disaster Distress Helpline, the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. In the aftermath of the recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida, we’d like to remind everyone that this service provides 24/7 crisis counseling and emotional support for anyone struggling with distress or other mental… View Article
June 14, 2016
#WriteOnSarah: Children, PTSD and Another Act of Terrorism
Sarah Vander Schaaff is a writer, blogger and a mother of two from New Jersey, who has struggled with Obsessive-compulsive disorder for as long as she can remember. Her courageous column in the Washington Post (“Obsessive –compulsive disorder nearly ruined her life”, January 4th) received international attention for its honesty and openness. This is the first blog… View Article
June 8, 2016
A Letter From a Past Student in Our Y.E.S. Program
This letter was received by an MHA-NYC Program Director from a past student who utilized our Y.E.S. Program. It’s been #OnOurMinds ever since. Learn more about the program here. Dear Ms. Kotkin, I hope this email finds you well. It is hard to believe that it has been two years since I left the Y.E.S…. View Article
June 1, 2016
A PTSD Month Statement From Our CEO
With the start of June, we begin PTSD Awareness Month and as with so many other mental health challenges, individuals with PTSD often face loneliness and stigma. The traumatic events that can cause PTSD, like a sexual or physical assault, the unexpected death of a loved one, an accident, a battlefield experience or a natural… View Article
June 1, 2016
#WriteOnSarah: Mental Illness in Children – Invisible Until You Look
Sarah Vander Schaaff is a writer, blogger and a mother of two from New Jersey, who has struggled with Obsessive-compulsive disorder for as long as she can remember. Her courageous column in the Washington Post (“Obsessive –compulsive disorder nearly ruined her life”, January 4th) received international attention for its honesty and openness. This is the… View Article
May 31, 2016
Mental Health: Truth and Gratitude Time
May is Mental Health Month but what about the other 334 days of the year? For most of us in this line of work every month is mental health month and we are all too intimately familiar with the anguish and despair we hear from those who are struggling. For many who reach out to… View Article
May 23, 2016
Why We Fought to Make A Film About Mental Health
A few years ago, I read a pair blog posts, from professional screenwriters, about how you don’t often see depression in films or on TV. The (somewhat understandable) general concession from each writer was that it’s tough to get a general audience to follow a character whose state renders him/her more “passive” than “active” –… View Article
May 23, 2016
DJ Wilkerson: Growing & Thriving Thanks to MHA-NYC
Nothing. That’s what I’ve been called. That’s what I’ve been amounted to. That’s what I felt like. That’s never what I thought I’d be. I was born and raised in Harlem. My father gone before I was born, my older brother gone by the time I was 6, and my mother a devout Christian. I… View Article