Using empowering language builds an inclusive and welcoming space. It supports healing previous traumas and addresses the systematic oppression that violent language perpetuates. Other than the ...

Using person-centered language, for instance, doesn’t really help when you’re stereotyping someone or describing your antidepressants as crazy pills. A focus on changes to language also raises the ...

Language matters, especially when it comes time to mental health and addiction. Fortunately, how we view mental health and addiction has improved dramatically over the past few decades, and even in ...

“Advocacy For” is the positive use of language to achieve positive goals. It is measured by the frequency of positive affirmations, the infrequency of negatives. As simple as that seems, recognizing ...

Communication professionals understand the importance of using the right words — as well as the backlash or business loss that can ensue after using the wrong ones. Here, three hospital marketing ...

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I don’t remember when I first learned about mental health. Most mornings as a kid, my dad and I brushed our teeth together in the bathroom. And most mornings, I watched my dad take two pills from a ...