Melissa Cervantes

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[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@jflor3401 😭🫶

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@detlillalejonet @MoodDisordersCa @MDSC_Elephant @mmt98 😊🐘

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

If you're working in a school, an office, or anywhere you see fit & would like posters on reducing mental health stigma the Elephant in the Room Campaign https://t.co/EVI9NWqbBh has some awesome resources for FREE! 🐘

@MoodDisordersCa @MDSC_Elephant @mmt98 #csswmmt22 #stigma

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@tmc2205 @mmt98 @NPRHealth Yes, Tessa!! Appreciate your input.

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

Listening to the raw details of schizophrenia made me uncomfortable. Soon, I realized that my uncomfort was rooted in stigma. We must normalize conversations around mental health to reduce stigma.

#CSSWMMT22 @mmt98 @NPRHealth

https://t.co/qebph0lwVq

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@JR_Minson @MoodDisordersCa @MDSC_Elephant @mmt98 Yay, love to see it!😊

[Andrew Davis @aed2178]

By July 16th all calls to 988 are required to be routed to the National Suicide Hotline. Pass it on.
@dcpublicschools @mmt98 #CSSWMMT22

[Marisol Rosales @MarisolrSW]

@meli_cssw @mmt98 Yes, Melissa!🗣️👏🏽It is so invalidating. One dismissing phrase I would hear often from family members was “just be happy, other people have it worse than you.”

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@MarisolrSW @mmt98 Thank you, Marisol for sharing!!! 👏👏

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

I'm tired of ppl dismissing ppl's experiences with mental health. I'm tired of hearing:

"What do you have to be depressed about?"
"You're not praying enough."
"Ponte las pilas." (pilas have to recharge too, y'know)

What r u tired of hearing?

@mmt98 #CSSWMMT22

[Demi Yoshida @dsy2110]

"As a Black person with OCD, and generalized anxiety disorder, I watch myself and watch the white gaze watching me." @AlmahCreative beautifully captures her experience with OCD and Black identity. Loving witness ➡️ fighting MI stigma

@mmt98 #CSSWMMT22

https://t.co/oBoKkqkKDd

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@dsy2110 @mmt98 !!! YES Demi !!! 🗣️

[Demi Yoshida @dsy2110]

@meli_cssw @mmt98 "Anger is pointless." Nah, my anger is valid and it's my opportunity to grow. Thank you Melissa 👏

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@jflor3401 @mmt98 yesss, speak on it!!!!! 👏🗣️

[jazel Flor @jflor3401]

@meli_cssw @mmt98 "Just get over it"
"stop thinking about it"
"you just need to smoke"
"there are kids in Mexico who are starving"
"I wish I was in grad school"
"you're just confused. try acting like a girl"
"scandalosa"
(omg I have way too many)

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

Let's not forget that there also needs to be structural, institutional, & systemic change to address the the systems that uphold white supremacy. The institutional racism in this country inevitably harms our mental health.

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

This film dives into the stories of Black people bringing awareness to their mental health and how the lack of accessibility to resources present as barriers to getting the help they need. @mmt98 @MentalHealthAm #CSSWMMT22 #BlackMentalHealthMatters

https://t.co/Szg9a6BYYH

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@mmt98 Translation for "Ponte las pilas": It is a Spanish phrase that essentially tells people to "Get to work!" or "Alright, get back to the grind."

Literal translation is: Put on batteries.

[Melissa Cervantes @meli_cssw]

@jflor3401 @mmt98 @nned_net Thank you for sharing this important resource, Jazel. This also goes to show how the criminal legal system plays a huge role in exacerbating mental health issues and how putting people in prisons, let alone children, is not effective.