For Mental Health Awareness week, starting today, it’s more important than ever that we use our own experiences to help each other. This is why we are encouraging you to reach out to someone who needs a friend with a positive message and make sure they don’t have to face this pandemic alone. Find out more about how you can get involved. > https://bit.ly/2WAKEqs | Mind

Pause this Mental Health Awareness Week and support the nation's mental health while receiving your own wellbeing boost 📦💙 | Mind

Open the Insane Asylums today. | Shane Morgan

Exploring why people were committed to what were once called 'insane asylums,' now the most of them are abandoned. These facilities often served as dumping grounds for those deemed insane, with little evidence or testing. Many were committed based on family claims alone. The asylums closed due to overcrowding, untrained staff, and neglect. Portrayed as horrific in films, the reality was equally grim. Many patients were released without support, left to survive on their own, with some returning t