JedCampus Initiative: Assessing Emotional Support Services at School

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Though most schools have mental health services, not all are created equal; the Jed Foundation wants to assess the services of different schools so that they can make informed suggestions to incoming college students who need or desire exceptional emotional support resources.

About More Than Race: The Cheerios Ad

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Julianna Romanazzi takes a deeper into the relationships in the commercial from one of America’s favorite cereals.

“When any substance, illegal or not, grabs one’s soul, that person is just a statistic-in-waiting; not much humanity left.”

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This comment is from Paul Winkler to the author of the post about her brother, “What Marijuana Means to Me”.

“When I learned I had PTSD, I told the people closest to me. I found out who my friends and family were very, very quickly.”

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These are comments by Gint, Krissy, and Bonnie on the post “Should You Tell Your Girlfriend, Wife, Partner, Family and Friends that You’re Suffering with Mental Illness?”

The Memorial Day Mission: Destroying the Strongholds of Low Self-Esteem

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What about you? What has been the outcome of the wars you’ve been fighting from one year to the next? What have you won and lost? And how have the memories of your battles affected you?

“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”

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This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.

Men’s Global Healthcare is Woefully Underfunded

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Despite men being statistically less healthy than women, global health funding has been largely focused on women.

What Good Is Gratitude When the World Is Tearing Apart?

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When destruction threatens our ability to hope, gratitude is a balm.

Is Cooking a Moral Act?

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Jeremy John on why men should consider taking responsibility for the cooking necessary: for health, hospitality, and justice.

Working Out Work: Getting Your Career In Shape

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Pump it up. Sweat it out. Make it burn.

Going with the Alternative: Supporting My Mother’s Healthcare Choices

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When his mother’s cancer returned, Joe Barton learned how oncologists might regard alternative therapy: as competition, rather than complement to their care.

Understanding Marijuana

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Dr. John Douillard examines the cultural and psychological effects of long term marijuana use.

How Do You Measure a Year?

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From an extramarital affair to cancer, the last 525,600 minutes of John Taylor’s life have been tough. But he’s going to remember it by all of the love that grew.

American Urological Association Changes Stance on Routine Prostate Screening

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New guidelines from the American Urological Association now say men under 55 do not need routine annual prostate screening.

10 Things Your Massage Therapist Wants You to Know

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If you’ve never had a massage before, you might be worried about how your body will respond and appear to the therapist. Kate Bartolotta’s advice is to relax.

“Our society expects a man to succeed or fail on his own merit alone, and if a man does not succeed, we cast him aside.”

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This is a comment by Jonathan G on the post “Young Men Committing Violence: How Have We Failed Our Boys?”