by guild | Feb 11, 2021 | BIPOC Mental Health, Education, Featured, Research
This Black History Month, we’re highlighting Black psychologists who have made the field of psychology what it is today. 1. Francis Cecil Sumner is known as the “Father of Black Psychology.” In 1920, he became the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. in...
by guild | Feb 4, 2021 | 101 Blogs, Education, Featured, Mental Heatlh, Research
You may have heard the term “serious mental illness” before. But what is a serious mental illness? How is it different from other types of mental illness? What makes it serious? In this article, we break down what a serious mental illness is and what it means. A...
by guild | Dec 10, 2020 | Education, Featured, Healthcare, Research, Resources
In the era of COVID, we’re encountering a particularly large amount of health information every day. The World Health Organization, an agency within the United Nations that works to promote global health, calls the situation we’re experiencing now an “infodemic.” By...
by guild | Dec 3, 2020 | Featured, Homelessness, Housing, Research
The simple answer is this: there’s no singular reason a person becomes homeless. The complex answer is that it often can be caused by a combination of reasons that together leave an individual without housing. Homelessness is not an individual’s fault, nor do they...
by guild | Nov 17, 2020 | 101 Blogs, Featured, Mental Heatlh, Research
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as Seasonal Depression, is a disorder that causes changes in mood with the changing seasons. SAD is classified as a type of Major Depressive Disorder that often gets worse in the fall and winter. It’s estimated that 6% of...
by guild | Oct 27, 2020 | 101 Blogs, Education, Featured, Mental Heatlh, Research
Schizophrenia is a serious disorder that causes individuals to feel out of touch with reality which can dramatically inhibit their daily functioning. It can cause the individual affected to experience hallucinations, delusions, cognitive issues, and other symptoms....
