Shining a Light on Girls and Women's Mental Health

Issue 4 | August 2018

Issue Highlights:

• ADAA Personal Stories of Triumph

• ADAA Webinars

• ADAA Resources

• Facebook Fundraisers

• And more!

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Greetings!

Whether facing a new school year, starting a new job, or juggling the responsibilities of motherhood, girls and women face daily stressors that can impact their ability to succeed. Research confirms that girls and women are twice as likely as men to develop anxiety and depression. ADAA's professional members are dedicated to researching and understanding how best to help girls and women struggling with anxiety, depression and related disorders and to #EndtheStigma.

We invite you to use and share the various mental health resources at www.a daa.o rg and have a happy Labor Day!

From the ADAA Community

Personal Stories of Triumph

Please Don’t Tell Me to Pray My Anxiety Away

by Putri Surya

"Day by day, I motivate myself to take steps into getting out of my comfort zone in order to improve my mental health. I have also grown an appreciation for my parents’ patience. It is difficult to have lived a life in another country with a certain mindset then to raise a child who thinks the complete opposite. So, do take the time and thank those who have supported you in your journey to better mental health because it’s definitely not always the smoothest journey. "

Conquering Anxiety: Reigning with Courage

by Emily Bai, MA

Mrs. San Francisco International 2019

"You never know what someone might be struggling with based on her or his appearance. Anxiety is a real issue that I fight to conquer every day. In the past, I hid behind my appearance to keep others from knowing about my war with anxiety on the inside. I no longer hide." Read more.

ADAA Member Blog Post

Childhood Depression

by Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA

Women's SIG and Public Ed Committee Member

Rates of childhood depression have been rising in the last several years. Yet, information and awareness about childhood depression has not caught on at the same rate. Millions of people across the world wonder and doubt if children can get depressed. Read more.

New! Free ADAA Webinars

The Effects of Racism on Mental Health: How to Cope

by Jessica Graham-LoPresti, PhD and Karen Martinez, MD, MSc

This webinar focuses on the negative impact of racism on mental health symptoms for people of color. In addition, we will provide some coping resources to deal with the stress, anxiety, and overall emotional toll of racism. Watch here.

Fatherhood: Meeting the Challenge of Becoming a New Dad

by Daniel Singley, PhD

While most mental health clinicians and organizations focus on the mother-child relationship, a wealth of research now shows that fathers can strongly impact – and be impacted by – their partners’ and babies’ well-being throughout the perinatal period. Watch here.

More Free ADAA Webinars...

• Depression Among College Students by Diana Cusumano, LMHC, NCC, and Erica Riba, LCSW

• El Rostro del Trauma en la Comunidad Latina by Garlene Guadron, LPC

• Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts by Sally Winston, PsyD & Martin Seif, PhD, ABPP

• Pedophiles, Rapists and Murderers...Oh My: How to Disengage from Harm OCD & Re-engage in Your Life by Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA & Ashley D. Kendall, PhD

Explore all public webinars.

Interested in sharing a blog post or your personal story of triumph? Contact information@adaa.org.

ADAA Resources

New! Resources for Diverse Communities

ADAA is excited to announce our brand new website pages focused on the African American, Latino, Asian-American, LGBTQ+, and low income communities and the specific mental health challenges they face.

Explore our new pages here.

ADAA's Online Support Group

ADAA's anonymous peer-to-peer online anxiety and depression support group is a friendly, safe and supportive place for individuals and their families to share information and experiences.

Click here to subscribe today.

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Visit the ADAA Store

ADAA and our members author excellent self-help books, DVD's, and stress kits for purchase! Click here to learn more.

All purchases benefit ADAA's Educational Outreach.

Please allow 3-5 business days for delivery.

New! Resources on

Eating Disorders

ADAA has partnered with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) on a website collaboration project to enhance our website content and free resources on eating disorders as well as NEDA's content on anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders. Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental illnesses that can affect people of every age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic group. National surveys estimate that 20 million women and 10 million men in America will have an eating disorder at some point in their lives.

Learn more here.

Special thanks to ADAA member Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA, for working on this project with us!

Find-A-Therapist

Search ADAA's Find-a-Therapist online directory for a therapist near you (all therapists listed are professional members of ADAA).

Have questions about how to choose the right therapist for you? Check out ADAA's Choosing a Therapist website page.

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.

Trending Articles

• Panel: Doctors Should Focus On Preventing Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms

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• Why Women Are More Prone To Anxiety Than Men, According To A New Study

• We Asked 584 Women How The Conversation Around Mental Health Needs To Change

• Depressed Teens Turn to Social Media to Cope, Survey Finds

• The Connection between Youth Depression and Social Media is Complicated

• 4 Books to Help Black Women Deal with Depression

• Diets Didn’t Work For Me. Neither Did “Wellness Eating”

• How To Know If Your Baby Blues Are Actually Postpartum Depression

• 'Snapchat Dysmorphia': Seeking Selfie Perfection

• Struggle with Depression Inspires Las Vegas Woman to Create Crush Run

• Recognizing Eating Disorders in Time to Help

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Ethical Questions and Surgical Contraindications

Thank you to our Facebook Fundraisers!

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. Read more and start your own fundraiser today.

Click here to visit ADAA's Facebook page.

She Triumphs is supported by a grant from the hope & grace fund, a project of New Venture Fund in partnership with philosophy, inc. The grant helps fund an exciting new ADAA initiative “Turning a Laser-Focus on Women’s Issues in the Treatment of Anxiety, Depression and Related Disorders.”

Learn more.

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