Have a #RealConvo
AFSP shares tools, resources and creative ways to have a #RealConvo with the people in your life. You don’t need special training to have an open, authentic conversation about mental health. Often, just talking about it can be the first important step in staying connected for yourself or someone else and helping get support or treatment if needed.
Some Quick Tips for Having a #RealConvo About Mental Health include:
- When someone is struggling, just listen
- Let the other person share at their own speed
- Don’t pass judgement or offer advice — just be there
- We all experience mental health differently, and that’s okay
- Check back in, and offer to connect them to help if they need it
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Video Tips on How to Have a #RealConvo About Mental Health
For Mental Health Awareness Month, we’ve been encouraging people to have a #RealConvo about mental health.
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It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
It is okay not to be okay. No one is perfect. We all have something we’re dealing with. The more we share, the easier it is to heal and live a healthy life.
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What I Want People to Know About My Suicide Attempt
"I still pass that section of the highway all the time. I stand tall today, affected by my experience, but still alive."
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Around the Table
The responsibility lies with all of us to pay attention to who used to be around the table, and who isn’t any longer.
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Advice on Talking to Someone with Suicidal Thoughts…from Someone Who’s Had Suicidal Thoughts
What matters most is that you simply walk with them through this valley, and that you never, never, never give up.
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I’m Your Canvas: Four Tips on How to Have a #RealConvo with a Friend
Hopefully these tips can empower you to have a #RealConvo, and be a helpful canvas to the people in your life.
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Finding Strength, Help, and Hope by Having a #RealConvo
As difficult as it was to go through all of this, the hardest part was admitting I needed help. Reaching out for help was one of the scariest things I’ve ever had to do, but I knew it had to be done.
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