Blog Posts by jagrawal@uab.edu
Mental Health is for Everyone: No Asterisk
When I joined my Active Minds chapter during my first year of college, I was one of the few people of color on our leadership team despite the racial and ethnic diversity present at my university. I joined to decrease stigma for others. Although I strongly believed this, I still held a lot of stigma…
Everyone’s Quarantine Experience is Different – And Valid
A little over a month ago, things looked very different. We could gather in groups larger than ten. There was traffic on the highways. Flying on a plane wasn’t seen as a health hazard. Since then, life as we know it has drastically changed. The coronavirus has affected every corner of the world and every…
A Young American’s Response
This week, Dr. Richard Friedman wrote an opinion piece asking the question, ‘Why are young Americans killing themselves?’ He presented the unknowns, and some of the knowns around the suicide rates and prevention methods. Then he ended with this solution: “To start, we need a major public campaign to educate parents and teachers to recognize depression…
The V-A-Rious Ways to Help a Friend
I have been on both the giving and receiving ends of support. Here are some things I would have liked to tell myself, and others, in either or both situations: To someone struggling What you are feeling is real, and it is not your fault for feeling this way. You are not overreacting. I know…
Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness and education for young adults.