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Greetings!
June marks both PTSD awareness month and Pride month. We invite you to read/share our free PTSD and LGBTQ+ resources for you or a loved one who may be struggling with trauma or stigma. Visit the
ADAA website for more free resources on anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders.
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From the ADAA Professional Community
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New!
ADAA Blog Posts and Webinars
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Three Syrian Refugee Children on the Streets of Istanbul
by H. Yavuz Ince, MD
Omar: “My name is Omar. I came to Istanbul in the summer of 2012. I lost my mom and toys in Aleppo. I was eight and my younger brother, Aziz, was seven when we crossed the border with my dad. Dad received a back injury during the war. We are both working at the textile factory; we weigh threads and carry them around to different departments.
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Anxiety and Depression in LGBTQ Youth: What do we Know and How Can we Help?
by Alexandra Hamlet, PsyD
Dr. Alexandra Hamlet, a Clinical Psychologist with
the Child Mind Institute in New York, discusses the current research and the current challenges facing young people who are members of the LGBTQ community. Dr. Hamlet shares the best resources and tools for helping to meet these challenges.
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Quick Tips to Combat Stigma Around Mental Health
by Michelle C. Lozano, AMFT
As we all know, when mental health is not talked about, the stigma continues, leaving people who are suffering alone and in silence. Here are some quick tips on how to stay informed for yourself and the people in your life to keep the conversation going and help end the stigma.
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Syrian Refugees In the US: Impact of Exposure to War Trauma and Stress of Migration
by Arash Javanbakht, MD
Imagine one morning you wake up to a loud sound of explosion, and in disbelief find out the whole city is in chaos. There is no electricity, no tap water, grocery stores are closed indefinitely, and there is no gas for the car.
Read more.
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What to Do to Fight the Isolation You Feel When You’re in Distress
by Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, PhD
As a clinical psychologist and a researcher, I often hear patients and friends tell me how isolating it feels to deal with stress, anxiety, and depression. Our human nature does not prepare us to strive without deep, meaningful, and fulfilling connections to others. And yet, sometimes it feels like we can’t be part of this social net that we need so much. We would want to be seen, but we can’t seem to be able to tell others how distressed we feel.
Read more.
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Living with Chronic Illness
by Paul Greene, PhD
Living with chronic illness can sometimes feel like an insurmountable challenge. It can be demoralizing, scary, isolating, and frustrating. But there is hope. Read on to learn several helpful strategies to cope with chronic illness.
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7 Ways to Seek Therapy Without Breaking the Bank
by Dominique Apollon, M.ED
Friends and family are great at being the go-to support for the occasional ups and downs we experience in our day-to-day lives. Venting to them can feel uplifting, but in order to learn tools to overcome life’s challenges feel and feel empowered in the long run, seeking professional help may be the best route.
Read more.
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Watch, Ask and Listen: How to Tell if Your Child or Teen is Anxious or Depressed
by Lynne Siqueland, PhD
Families often ask themselves what to look for to know if their child or teen is struggling with anxiety, depression or OCD. And other families are often beating themselves up for not noticing or missing what their children are experiencing.
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"I'm Fine"
by Alexander Lubinsky
“I’m Fine” follows an unemployed college-grad as he battles his depression alone, sending him down a dark path. The idea for this film came to me from my own experiences struggling with depression. Beginning in my high school years, I found myself having difficulty finding any joy in life. When something bad would happen, I would fixate on it, which only made me feel worse and led me to some dark thoughts.
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"I Need Angels"
by Adrian Sutherland
It was three years ago. I had just gotten back from my month-long annual spring hunt out on the land, during which time I had no contact with the outside world. Upon returning, the first news I heard was that there had been a stream of suicide attempts in my community of Attawapiskat – an isolated Cree village on the coast of the James Bay.
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Trevor's Story
by Trevor Clifford
“Hello, my name is Trevor Clifford, I am a video producer with 10 years of experience in corporate and commercial content. In 2014 I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.”
I write that first sentence in messages and emails every day, this essay is the first time it’s been followed by the second.
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Are you interested in sharing your personal story of triumph or how you are helping ADAA raise awareness about anxiety and depression? Please let us know - we would love to feature your story or raising awareness campaign on the ADAA website and in an upcoming issue of
Triumph.
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ADAA Members
in the News
- U.S. Suicide Rates Are the Highest They've Been Since World War II, Time, Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
- OCD in Children, Yahoo News, Eli Lebowitz, PhD and Lynne Siqueland, PhD
- 5 Strategies for Coping With Social Anxiety, According to Clinical Psychologists, Good House Keeping, Alicia Clark, PsyD and Ellen Hendriksen, PhD
- A Patient’s Guide to Anxiety Disorders, US News and World Report, Todd Farchione, PhD
- Anxiety Is The New Depression, Thrive Global, David Barlow, PhD
- Is It an Anxiety Attack or a Panic Attack? Here’s How to Know, According to Experts, Good House Keeping, Craig Sawchuk PhD
- I Face a Known Risk from Cancer and An Undetermined Risk from the Scan Used to Detect It. Which is Worse?, The Washington Post, Luana Marques, PhD
- 5 Questions: Alan Schatzberg Urges Cautious Approach to Ketamine Use, Stanford Medicine, Alan Schatzberg, MD
- School Shootings And Society, Radio.Wosu.org, Arash Javanbakht, MD
- Study Suggests It's OK To Drink 25 Cups Of Coffee A Day. It's Not., Huffington Post, Kevin Chapman, PhD
- How to Save on Mental Health Treatment if Insurance Won't Pay, Policy Genius, Dominique Apollon, MEd, LPC
- What a Sticky Mind Means, Psychology Today, Martin Seif, PhD, ABPP and Sally Winston, PsyD
- Howard Stern Talks Childhood Trauma, and a Trauma Psychiatrist Talks About its Lasting Effects, The Conversation, Arash Javanbakht, MD
- Here’s What You Should Do If You Have a Panic Attack in Public, Healthline, Kristin Bianchi, PhD
- Postpartum OCD Is Real. This Is What You Need to Know About It, VICE, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP
- Feel the Monday Blues Every Day of the Week? You May Have a Case of Burnout, Says WHO, Meaww, Ken Goodman, LCSW
- This One Habit Makes You More Likely to Develop Mental Health Issues, Thrive Global, Suma Chand, PhD
- Anxiety in College: What We Know and How to Cope, Harvard Health, Nicole LeBlanc, MA and Luana Marques, PhD
- A Psychologist's Advice for Coping the First Time You Lose a Family Member, Step Up Magazine, Mary Alvord, PhD
- How to Prevent and Control a Panic Attack, Aarp, Richa Bhatia, MD and Reid Wilson, PhD
- Not Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy, NPR, Edna Foa, PhD
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ADAA's Online Support Groups
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ADAA's anonymous peer-to-peer online anxiety and depression support groups (English and Spanish communities) are a friendly, safe and supportive place for individuals and their families to share information and experiences.
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Our ADAA professional members author excellent self-help books about anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders.
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Search
ADAA's Find-a-Therapist online directory for a therapist near you (all therapists listed are professional members of ADAA).
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Ways To Support ADAA's Mission
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We Love Our Facebook Fundraisers!
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ADAA would like to extend a huge thank you to those who choose to fundraise on behalf of ADAA - your generosity makes a critical difference. You and your Facebook friends can support causes that are important to you (like ADAA!) by raising funds and awareness right on Facebook.
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Fun ADAA Merch! Shop & Support Us!
Buy a gift for yourself and a loved one and support ADAA at the same time! Proceeds support ADAA's mission to provide free resources to those battling anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders!
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If you have a question, are interested in learning more about a particular topic, and/or would like to share your ideas or story, please email us at
information@adaa.org.
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