Blog Posts by Meghan Nelligan
Lessons I Learned from Sharing Stories with Send Silence Packing
Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. For the past two months, I’ve been traveling across the country to host Send Silence Packing, Active Mind’s award-winning suicide prevention display. When I began, I knew this position would be just as impactful as when Send Silence Packing came to my college and touched me as…
Combatting the Myth: How Social Media Improved my Mental Health
Social media is often seen as something that negatively impacts mental health, particularly among young adults. While such social platforms can have their downsides and affect people differently, many of these apps do exactly what they were designed to do: connect. In a time where the entire world went virtual, young people weren’t as afraid…
A Letter to My Active Minds Chapter
Going off to college was both exciting and terrifying. A part of me was ready to experience somewhere other than my small town in New Jersey. But, another part of me was so overwhelmed by the idea of change. And having been recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, I was worried about how overwhelming this…
Stress Less this April, and Beyond
The culture on a university campus is one that normally prioritizes grades, socializing, sports, and greek life above mental health breaks. It can be stressful. As an undergraduate, it was not uncommon to hear one of my friends say every day, “I am overwhelmed.” Many students struggle to balance their school responsibilities and their social…
Women Who Advocate for Mental Health Everyday
March is Women’s History Month, a time to applaud the contributions all women have made in our society. Women have made significant impacts in changing the conversation around mental health, providing resources to those struggling, and sharing their own stories to bring mental health out into the open. This following list we compiled in honor…
Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness and education for young adults.