Category: Cross Cultural
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Japan’s Suicide Forest
Called the “perfect place to die,” the Aokigahara forest in Japan is known as being the world’s second most popular place to die by suicide – with an estimation of up to 105 bodies being found in the forest each year. Signs with warnings like ‘please reconsider’, ‘think carefully about your children, your family’ and…
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July is Minority Mental Health Month
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was founded in 2008 to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face regarding mental illness in the United States. Mental health conditions do not discriminate. Anyone can experience challenges with their mental health, regardless of their race, color, gender or identity. However, those within minority communities…
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Gay Pride Month and Mental Health: How one activist changed the psychiatric community’s stance on homosexuality
Today (June 9th), the 31st annual Philadelphia Pride Parade took place; beginning in the heart of the Gayborhood, at 13th and Locust Streets, ending at Penn’s landing. Similar parades and events are taking place across the globe to recognize the influence LGBTQ people have had around the world and serve as an opportunity to peacefully…
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