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Building Your Resilience To be resilient means to be able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions, or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed. Nobody wants difficult things to happen to them, but they’re going to happen. Being resilient will help you through your challenges. How do you build your […]
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Plain Language Summary – Mental Health Among Older Adults with Disabilities
Plain Language Summary – Mental Health Among Older Adults with Disabilities As people get older, they have a higher chance of having disabilities. People that already have one or more disabilities may face more concerns. Social isolation and loneliness increase the risk of mental health concerns. Social isolation means that someone is having very few […]
Mental Health Among Older Adults with Disabilities
As people get older, they have a higher chance of having disabilities. People that already have one or more disabilities may face more concerns. Social isolation and loneliness increase the risk of mental health concerns. Social isolation means that someone is having very few social contacts or connections. When people do not have enough social […]
Project Resilience: Adjusting to College While Managing Mental Health, Disability
Project Resilience: Adjusting to College While Managing Mental Health, Disability
On Getting Knocked Down—and Getting Back Up Again: 10 Secrets for Success in Life
On Getting Knocked Down—and Getting Back Up Again: 10 Secrets for Success in Life Written by Ken K. Gourdin I was born nearly ten weeks early at a time when such an early birth meant that I probably wouldn’t survive. I was also born at a time when dads weren’t allowed in the delivery room, […]
Using My Mental Health Recovery To Create Community & A New Normal
Using My Mental Health Recovery To Create Community & A New Normal Written by Nancy Mercer, LCSW I must be honest; my mental health was tested the first week or two of the #stayathome orders. I lacked energy, could not focus, did not want to connect with others—or even walk my dog (a favorite activity […]
Creation and Mental Health
Creation and Mental Health Written by Kirsten Barraclough I started to become aware of my own mental health after I graduated from college. I became paralyzed by my own weaknesses and fears when I realized my career goal wasn’t what I wanted to do after all. Now what? I over-analyzed everything, which resulted in a […]
Plain Language Summary – Accessing Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Plain Language Summary – Accessing Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Introduction Developmental disabilities are conditions that affect an individual’s physical, intellectual, and behavioral abilities throughout a person’s life. Families raising a child with a developmental disability face many challenges when accessing services. Ethnic minorities face more difficulties when trying to […]
Getting to know the MHDD leaders: Matthew Wappett, PhD
Getting to know the MHDD leaders: Matthew Wappett, PhD The MHDD National Training Center provides resources and education about mental health for people with disabilities. One good way to understand the MHDD better is by learning more about its leaders. Matthew Wappett is the executive director for the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) at […]
MHDD National Needs Assessment – Key Informant Results by State
MHDD National Needs Assessment – Key Informant Results by State
