Tag Archives: mental illness

Advocacy in Mental Health

For this week’s Ed Talk at Pacific Oaks College, I presented on “Advocacy in Mental Health”.  July is BeBe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.  Check out the presentation and share with others.  Its short!!   Advocacy in Mental Health Presentation – July 11, 2018

R.I.P. Robin Williams

I initially wrote the text below on one of my social media sites.   “Part of my professional and personal mission is to reduce the disparities of Mental Health services and to reduce the stigma of mental health/mental illness. It is so sad when I hear about anybody who has taken his/her life due toContinue reading “R.I.P. Robin Williams”

Mental Health and Wellness…What Does it Mean?

According to UC Davis (http://shcs.ucdavis.edu/wellness/#.U8QxB_ldWSo), wellness is defined as “Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.”  They further write ” Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth.”   The World Health Organization defines itContinue reading “Mental Health and Wellness…What Does it Mean?”