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Listen to how Text, Talk Act, is taking the pain we have experienced around mental health and turning it into a healing process. The talk around mental health is personal, powerful, and raw, and hearing it might just cause you to act.
We all carry hopes, fears, and worries inside of us, and there’s only one way to get such things out. Text, Talk Act, is striving to foster an accepting environment where we can talk about the things that matter. Listen to the second part of this series featuring the voices behind this movement. They come together to say that we are not alone, as long as we talk.
Text, Talk, Act, is aiming to break this silence and cultivate a conversation around mental health. In part one of this podcast series, several organizers share their reflections on the state of social awareness around mental health issues show us the power of, and need for, improved education and open conversations around the topic of mental health.
Join groups across the country on October 6 to Text, Talk, Act to improve mental health! This is an hour-long event that uses text messaging to get people talking about mental health and encourage them to take action.
When the Mask Comes Off is a video documentary featuring young people discussing their experiences of living with mental illness. Hear stories of struggle on their journey from misperception and alienation toward self-acceptance and healing. The documentary comes with adaptable discussion guides for use in communities and schools.
Mental illness affects nearly all American families, and addressing this issue is vital to promoting the health of our communities. As part of the National Dialogue on Mental Health, Albuquerque, N.M., was one of the first cities to launch a community conversation on mental health.
Our ultimate goal is to create positive community change that includes everyone, and our tools, advice, and resources foster that kind of change. Whether you’re grappling with a divisive community issue, or simply want to include residents’ voices in city government, Everyday Democracy's Dialogue to Change process, using a racial equity lens, can help.
