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Author and Mental Health Advocate Kevin Shird on Baltimore’s Need for Accessible Trauma Care

"I know firsthand the impacts of trauma and stigma on one’s decision-making and how it has hindered communities of color from seeking treatment and counseling," writes Shird, who survived street violence and prison with the help of therapy. "I want to help tear down those barriers."

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These Innovative Mental Health Treatments Offer Alternatives to Conventional Therapy

For many, traditional front-line treatments like talk therapy and medications are effective. But for others, alternative options—like EMDR and even psychedelics—have been limited until recently.

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A Conversation on Stigma with Renowned Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison

The co-director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center shares an excerpt from her bestselling memoir ‘An Unquiet Mind,’ an astonishing account of what it’s like to live with bipolar illness.

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How Baltimore Artist Nicole Clark Found Healing Through Her Paintings

Nicole Clark—whose return to her art “came out of necessity for her mental health"—gives us a deeper look at the process behind two of her most powerful works.

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Book Excerpt: ‘An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness’

Author Kay Redfield Jamison shares an excerpt from her astonishing account of what it’s like to live with bipolar illness.