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A Year of Reflections on Global Mental Health and a New Journey into Art

by Scarlett Smithen For the past year I’ve explored mental health and the ways it’s perceived in different parts of the world. That first...

Jan 12 min read

HilayOr and I don’t think about the future in the same way. This might not be surprising: HilayOr is living in Israel, a country...

May 27, 20243 min read

There was a silence I wasn’t expecting. For the most part, the conversations I had with the five Chilean exchange students who had just...

Mar 25, 20244 min read

I like to see someone like Tom Osborn, the founder and CEO of the Kenya-based mental health non-profit Shamiri, as a personal...

Jan 8, 20245 min read

by Scarlett Smithen As a 16-year-old with depression, being without my phone is typically a recipe for disaster. And not for the usual,...

Dec 10, 20235 min read

Today is my 16th birthday - the most teen of the teen years - the “Sweet 16.” As I enter this new chapter of my life and navigate my...

Sep 19, 20233 min read