By Public Relations staff
May 24, 2012—On May 16, bloggers from around the world came together to blog about mental health as part of APA’s third annual Mental Health Blog Party. The party — a virtual event where bloggers wrote on a particular topic to promote a specific cause — generated more than 120 blog posts from throughout the United States and abroad in one of the many events held by APA in support of Mental Health Month.
Mental health professionals and the general public shared experiences and stories about mental health through blog posts in an effort to educate others about the importance of mental health and to decrease stigma related to mental illness.
The blog party featured posts on a wide range of topics, including depression, postpartum depression, breast cancer, bipolar disorder, suicide, autism, anxiety and stress. Many blogs promoted the benefits of psychologists as part of recovery. The diverse field of bloggers included psychologists, mental health advocates and nonprofit organizations, but also included bloggers who normally write about topics such as running, gardening or literature.
Some participating blogs included:
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Semi Urban Homesteading — A Journey Through Mental Illness Toward Wholenessopens in new window
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The Pink Underbelly — Blog Party, APA Styleopens in new window
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ChildPsychMom — Got a brain? Then you’ve got mental healthopens in new window
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Panic about Anxiety (PsychCentral Blog) — Video: Why do I blog about my own mental healthopens in new window
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Running on the Rhode — Blogging for Mental Health. Yes, it relates to runningopens in new window
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BeePea.com — Bipolar Motherhood: What it Means to be “Mom Enough”opens in new window
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Raisin Questions — What do fish cakes have to do with mental health?opens in new window