Rayshell Chambers News Today

July 31 marked the end of Mental Health Observance Month, but for Rayshell Chambers and others, the importance of mental health goes far beyond one month,

Through peer support, people with experience managing recovery from a mental health challenge help someone in the recovery process. Here's how to get it if you need it, and how one can become a peer support specialist.

There can be tension between people with mental health challenges who want autonomy over their healthcare and medical providers or family members who believe it’s best to force treatment. How do the laws work, and how can people advocate for the best outcomes?

Studies have shown that the pandemic elevated adverse mental health conditions for many Americans. What can we learn from those with experience managing difficult mental health challenges?

Psychologist Marlene Valter runs a resiliency training for peer-support workers, so those with a history of mental illness can protect their own mental health while helping recovery patients. Here are some tips for anyone facing daily stressors.

For a spirited hour and a half during a stand-up-comedy livestream on Saturday, to be the child of a parent with schizophrenia was the norm. Discussion topics included: Is it worse to grow up with a parent with schizophrenia or one with schizoaffective disorder, where you have symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder? “I think I win,” comedian Johan Miranda said. Comedian Maddie Connors has been spending the pandemic quarantined with someone who has borderline personality disorder...