Welcome to the World Mental Health Day Blog Party for 2011. This is the official blog listing where we will be updating every blogger who blogs for World Mental Health Day.

Remember, if you want to blog for the day and help us increase awareness around mental health issues and treatment, please see the instructions here.

Your blog post can be about anything related to mental or emotional health, or its treatment. You can tell your story about how you first learned about your condition, and what kinds of challenges you faced to get treatment for it.

Blogs That Have Contributed to World Mental Health Day, 2011

Most recent entries are listed first. This list will be continuously updated throughout the day on October 10, 2011, so check back often!

World Mental Health Day – Rockin’ Friends Woo Us To Your Blog
The Redhead Riter

Invest in mental health: Right of torture victims to psycho-social rehabilitative services
World Without Torture

Mental health for the 3 in 4 of us without a diagnosed illness
Creating Focus – Sarah

Reducing stigma with Ruby Wax Losing It
Online Therapy Institute – Kate Anthony

Rising Mortality Rates for People with Serious Mental Illness
The Neurocritic

World Mental Health Day
Methodical Musings of an Unbalanced Woman – Melanie

My mental health is interfering with this Mental Health Day post
Kay

Connecting With a Therapist 101
Dr. Ann Becker Schutte

Mental Monday & World Mental Health Day
ArtMuseDog – Carol

Should It Be Spiritual Health Day?
Guideposts to Happiness – Will Meecham, MD

Oct. 10 World Mental Health Day
Back from the Sidelines – Elizabeth Campbell

Human Nature and the Power of Our Stories
Neuroscience and Relationships – Dr. Athena Staik

Coping, Fighting and Dealing with My Depression – It’s No Ballroom Dance
My Meddling Mind – Madison O’Sullivan

The M-Word
Practice, Practice, Practice – Kelli Hyland, M.D

Today is World Mental Health Day: Choosing a Therapist
Cries From Within – Joy

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, Since ‘Mad Men’
Nourishing The Soul – Ashley

Grieving The Old and Breathing In The New
Stumbling Toward Nirvana – Jessica

Healing or Reeling from Feeding Your Kids with ED in the Kitchen?
Family Feeding Dynamics – Katja Rowell M.D.

On World Mental Health Day Wishing You A “Happy Canadian Thanksgiving”
Coming Out Crazy – Sandy Naiman

Lessons Learned from a Bipolar Dad
Mental Health Humor – Chato Stewart

World Mental Health Day: Self-Injury
The Creative Mind – Douglas Eby

Advocating For Yourself
World of Psychology – John M. Grohol, PsyD

Want to Talk To A Therapist? Awesome!
Binkertation – Amber

Mental Health Day: How To Do Your Emotional Family History
Wasatch Family Therapy

Binge Eating and Emotional Health
A Weight Lifted – Marsha Hudnall

Is Mental Illness A First World Problem?
Explore What’s Next – Elvira G. Aletta, PhD

World Mental Health Day
Condemned – Robin Hammond

World Mental Health Day
Prozac Withdrawl – Sheila

Blogging for World Mental Health Day
In Case of a Spiritual Emergency – Catherine G Lucas

World Mental Health Awareness Day
Day in the Life of a Busy Gal –  Sharon Howard

What Does it Mean to be Mentally Healthy?
Mellifluence – Melissa

World Mental Health Day: Where’s My Ribbon?
Bipolar Knitter – Amy Krug

A Bit About Mindfulness Meditation, Eating Disorders and Transmission of Mood Disorders
Jumbled Nous – Colleen McCaffery

Like Kryptonite to Superman: In Honor of World Mental Health Day
Bipolar Beat – Joe Kraynak

Suicide Protection Across Generations
Healing Together For Couples – Suzanne Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP

Blogging for World Mental Health Day
Balancing Raven

I’m Blogging For World Mental Health Day
Foundation 2

World Mental Health Day
Losing the Shadow Behind Me – Jennifer Denning

Mental Illness is Logic’s Worst Nightmare
Courtney’s Blog

It’s Like They Made A Holiday Just For Me!
Freaky Perfect – Amy Bradley-Hole

Accommodating Mental Illness in the Workplace – A Little Goes a Long Way
Adventures in Anxiety Land

Mental Health Day
A Glimpse Into Me – Crystal Nunnery

Childhood Onset Schizophrenia: Orphaned, or Overlooked?
The Mindstorm: Raising a Mentally Ill Child – Chrisa Hickey

World Mental Health Day: Partners in Wellness
Partners in Wellness – Kate Thieda

How Aware Are You?
Daydreams and Reality – Sarah Robertson

Exploring Nutrition and Supplements to Help Lower Stress and Anxiety
Take Charge of Your Mental Health! – Karen

Anxiety and Dating: A Girl Just Can’t Win
Exes and Whys

World Mental Health Day? Push Back!
Beyond Meds

I’m Depressed! I’m Here! Get Used to It!
Daily Kos – Larry Nocella

Bringing Mindfulness to School
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Understood – Christy Matta, MA

World Mental Day
Aspie in the Family – Deb

The Funner Version of Advocacy
Prozac Monologues – Willa Goodfellow

World Mental Health Day
Food For Thought – Meredeth Stokke, MC, LPC, NCC

Living a Meaningful Life
Weightless – Margarita Tartakovsky, MS

A Cognitive Therapy Toolbox
Real World Research – Sophia Dembling

World Mental Health Day
Into My Own – Elizabeth

World Mental Health Day
Drawing That Beast – Meagan

Blogging for World Mental Health Day
Ivy’s PPD Blog – Ivy Shih Leung

World Mental Health Day
Crossing One River to Another – Suzanne Joblonski

World Mental Health Day
Priscilla Warner

Reading What John Gottman Reads
Always Learning – Leigh Pretnar Cousins, MS

The Therapist Within
The Therapist Within – Gabrielle Gawne-Kelnar

Top 5 Celebrity Organization Efforts
Celebrity Psychings – Alicia Sparks

I’ve Never Met A Shrink Who Didn’t Need One
Private Practice Toolbox – Julie Hanks, MSW

On Finding Acceptance and Serenity
If You’re Going Through Hell Keep Going – Susan Schechter

Are You Aware of Awareness?
Panic About Anxiety – Summer Beretsky

Trauma and World Mental Health Day
Treating Trauma – Dr. Kathleen Young

World Mental Health Day
ocdtalk – Janet

Today is World Mental Health Day
eChurch Blog – Stuart

The Salt Water Taffy Generation
Mentoring & Recovery – Shannon Cutts

October 10th is World Mental Health Day
Dr. Deborah Serani

Canadian Homelessness and Addictions (Video)
Channel N – Sandra Kiume

Thankfulness Regarding Mental Health Stigma
ADHD Man of DistrAction – Kelly Babcock

WMHD: Therapy Tales #269
Therapy Tales – WG

Treatment Remains a Challenge Around the World
World of Psychology – John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

Mental health: Let’s get back to basics
Hypnosis Downloads Blog – Mark Tyrrell

Drawing from the Well
From ADHD to Zoë – Zoë Kessler

Hey I ‘spoke’ a World Mental Health Day Message!
Dawn Willis

World Mental Health Day
White Noise – Melissa

Oh, She’s SO Shy!
The Crazy Cake Lady – Chantell

Runs in the Family
Project Confessional – Robyn Confesses

My Story for the World Mental Health Day Blog Party
Jenna Jeske

Coming Out of the Closet About Depression and Postpartum Depression
Kathy Morelli, LPC

Borderline Personality Disorder: Email and Text Addiction with your Therapist
Therapy Unplugged – Sonia Neale

Sorry, the blog party has ended. I’d like to also thank our Blog Managing Editor, Jessica D., as she was primarily responsible for updating this list throughout the day.

Welcome to the World Mental Health Day Blog Party.

Psych Central is proud to host the first blog party devoted to World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2011. Bloggers from around the world will come together on this day to help spread their stories and educate others about mental health concerns, decrease the prejudice and stigma that is often directed toward mental illness, and discuss things that help a person overcome their disorder or mental health concern.

Mental health or emotional health is a big component of our everyday life, yet it often is pushed down or minimized as something that doesn’t really matter. But it connects our thoughts, our feelings and behaviors together. When one of these things gets out of whack, so can our lives.

The World Health Organization (WHO) designated October 10 as World Mental Health Day to help spotlight the lack of care mental disorders often receive around the world. We hope to help increase awareness of these disorders and their treatment through hosting this blog party.

Post the “I’m Blogging for World Mental Health Day” badge on your blog and help proudly spread the word about the importance of mental health. Just copy and paste the badge code below into your post or blog:

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How This Works

On October 10, we’ll update a new blog entry here with a list of all the blog posts related to increasing awareness or people’s understanding of treatment for mental health issues and concerns.

Your blog post can be about anything related to mental or emotional health, or its treatment. You can tell your story about how you first learned about your condition, and what kinds of challenges you faced to get treatment for it.

Tweet us @psychcentral to let us know about your blog entry, or email our special email address for this event: blogparty at psychcentral.com

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