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You’ve Got Stress. Now What?

…can be exhausting, but in different ways, and the physical health consequences can be severe. Health problems linked to stress include heart attack, diabetes, depression, obesity, eating disorders, substance abuse,…

June 2nd is World Eating Disorders Action Day 

…Association for Eating Disorders on June 4th (https://www.jafed.jp/pdf/wedad/2017_actionday_a4.pdf) where the eating disorder community in Japan (including affected individuals and carers, supporting professionals, groups and organizations) unite to make a difference….

Creating Hope Through Action

…as educate yourself and others about the causes of suicide and warning signs, undertake mental health training in your workplace, university, or school, volunteer on a Lifeline, or start a conversation with someone you are…

Self Harm

…best for you can help.  Reference:  “Self Harm.” Lifeline, www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/information-and-support/self-harm/. “Self-Harm.” NAMI, https://nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Common-with-Mental-Illness/Self-harm “Self-Injury (Cutting, Self-Harm or Self-Mutilation).” Mental Health America, www.mhanational.org/conditions/self-injury-cutting-self-harm-or-self-mutilation. https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chousa/shotou/046/shiryo/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2016/08/24/1363623_001.pdf Resources Self Injury Support  Offers confidential crisis…

Men’s Mental Health

Men’s mental health is often misunderstood. Read about why men should look after their mental health….

Men's mental health

Men’s mental health is often misunderstood. Read about why men should look after their mental health….

Today is World Eating Disorder Action Day

…represent only a small fraction of those who have eating disorders in Japan. In the United States, where eating disorder statistics are more widely available, only around one-third of people…

Disaster Preparedness: an Anniversary, and a Reminder

…helping children to cope after a disaster, in English, Japanese, Chinese (tradition and simplified characters), French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Portuguese, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Urdu and Uzbek. Five years…