World Mental Health Day is promoted by the World Health Organization to help raise awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and what the world?s governments and health organizations are doing in prevention, promotion and treatment services.
This year, we?re inviting you to join us and the Carter Center?s Mental Health Program for our 2nd annual blog party on Wednesday, October 10, 2012.
Mental health is important to all of us, and we need your help to spread that message!
So how do join in the party? Read below to learn how.
The Carter Center has worked for decades in bringing together the leadership in mental health to tackle the challenges in our mental health care system. ?Mental illness affects all of us, but there are still many myths and misconceptions about these disorders,? said former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who founded the Carter Center?s Mental Health Program in 1991.
Participation in the blog party is easy. All you need do is commit to publishing a blog entry on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, about a mental health issue that?s close to your heart. It may be on the topic of access to treatment, resources or support within your local community. It may be on an individual?s personal struggle with a mental health concern. It may be about the prejudice a person faced when discussing the issue with a family member or co-worker.
Our goal is to flood the Internet with voices that can help bring mental health to discussions and readers that might not often hear about these issues.
Blog entries work best if they are relatively short (generally under 700 words, but even shorter is fine) and with a clear message or take-away. If you need help crafting your post, we?ll be happy to help.
Even if you don?t currently blog or your organization doesn?t have a blog, not to worry! We will happily publish your entry on Psych Central (just contact us at the below email address ahead of time).
Once you?ve posted your blog entry, simply let us know on Oct. 10: blogparty@psychcentral.com
Please consider joining us this year on World Mental Health Day to help increase awareness and reduce the stigma of mental health diagnosis, access to services, treatment, and support. We believe your contribution would add a valuable and important voice to the campaign.Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your participation in this event!
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Read more at the Carter Center blog: Carter Center and PsychCentral.com to Host World Mental Health Day Blog Party Oct. 10
Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He is an author, researcher and expert in mental health online, and has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues -- as well as the intersection of technology and human behavior -- since 1992. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and is a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine.Like this author?
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Grohol, J. (2012). Join us for the 2nd Annual World Mental Health Day Blog Party ? Oct. 10. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 2, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/10/01/join-us-for-the-2nd-annual-world-mental-health-day-blog-party-oct-10/
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