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"StrengthofUs is an online community designed to empower young adults."

StrengthofUs is an online community developed by NAMI and young adults. It's designed to inspire young adults impacted by mental health issues to think positive, stay strong and achieve their goals through peer support and resource sharing. You must create a free account and log in to the site to see all the content available to logged-in users only, including stuff posted by other young adult users. Read more...

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Guest blogger: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 101

by SofU Admin | Apr 23rd

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 101By Jonathan Goldberg, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, clinical instructor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Guest blogger, Dr. Jonathan Goldberg, answers the most common questions from young adults about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT is a form of therapy that research shows is effective in treating a number of mental health conditions in young adults. Dr. Goldberg is a trained cognitive behavioral therapist who works with young adults. What ...

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#ThinkPositive and Make a Difference in the Lives of Young Adults

by SofU Admin | Mar 28th

#ThinkPositive and Make a Difference in the Lives of YoBy Audrey Alexander, NAMI intern and student at The George Washington University Check out this guest blog by Audrey on the latest changes to StrengthofUs.org and why she got involved with our #ThinkPositive campaign! StrengthofUs.org has a new look for the new spring season and they are celebrating the positive changes with a #ThinkPositive social media campaign. StrengthofUs.org is designed to inspire young adults impacted by mental ...

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Connecting with Others

by SofU Admin | Feb 28th

Connecting with OthersBy Emma Volesky     Guest blogger, Emma Volesky, shares her experience at the 2012 NAMI Convention. I attended the NAMI National Convention for the first time last year. When I first heard about the convention, I knew at once I had to go. Not only did I want to go, I needed to go. Just the idea of going made me excited. Now, having experienced the convention firsthand, I can say that it is a hundred times better than I could have ever ...

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Top Oscar Awards Connect to Mental Illness

by SofU Admin | Feb 25th

Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and Christoph Waltz (Photo: Disney ABC Television Group - Flickr) The annual Academy Awards televised ceremonies in Hollywood are notorious for dragging on too long, while saving the best for last. For people who stayed up late Sunday night, Feb. 24, they were able to see two of the top Oscar awards—for Best Actor and Best Actress—presented to movies with significant connections to themes of mental illness. ...

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Relationships

by SofU Admin

Having loving, supportive relationships is important in life. They increase our enjoyment of life and help us feel connected. Relationships can also help reduce stress and improve our physical and mental health. Having good, positive relationships is especially helpful when we have a bad day, week, month or even year. They can prove to be a life line in difficult times. Needless to say, relationships are a great source of comfort, support and reasons to feel good about ourselves, regardless of what is going on. Use this discussion group and its resources to learn more about making and keeping friends, dating and establishing healthy, intimate relationships.  

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#ThinkPositive

by SofU Admin

This is the place to be to send and receive positive vibes! #ThinkPositive is a social media campaign created by us to inspire young adults experiencing mental health issues to stay strong and think positive. We hope the #ThinkPositive project reminds you that you are loved, there is hope and you are not alone in your struggles. We are in this together! Check out the Get Involved with the #ThinkPositive Project tip sheet to learn about the many ways you can get involved with this movement beyond StrengthofUs.org! We will be posting #ThinkPositive content here regularily so check back often, especially when you are in need of a smile. :) Feel free to also post your own positive content here. P.S. If you aren't logged in to this site, you cannot see the posts made by users in this group so please register and sign in to join the conversation!

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Vent This

by SofU Admin

Sometimes living with a mental health condition just sucks. Post here to vent and share any frustrations or challenges you're experiencing with other young adults who have been there and understand! As a friendly reminder, any content you post here should still abide by the Terms of Use and the Community Rules.

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