https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq en-us 2017-11-22 02:24:20 UTC 2026-02-02 21:16:48 UTC hello@padlet.com annnnado https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq/wish/209316352 When 11 people in the LTBTQ+ community took their own lives in 11 days in Utah, local resident Stephanie Larsen saw the need for change. She founded Encircle, a resource center that offers support groups, counseling, speaker series, and a sense of acceptance for the local LGBTQ+ community. This has impacted the community positively as parents had been reported feeling safer knowing there's a place that accepts the true identity of their children. ]]> 2017-11-22 02:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq/wish/209316352 nguyen_phuongvy https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq/wish/209316782 Depression is not a choice and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. Andy Ritcher, a comedian, a writer, actor who was so angry that he tweeted it on Twitter. Due to the National Institute of Mental Health, we should stop considering mental illness as weakness and raise voice in order to fight the stigma. This has impacted the community intensely because at least there are some ways to reduce the amount of blaming people who live with depression and treat for them.
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Physical health for veterans: staying active post-military with disabilities 
Mental and social health: PTSD, ]]> 2017-11-22 02:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq/wish/209318007 nguyen_phuongvy https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq/wish/209318752 A woman named Stephanie Woodward was being dragged from her wheelchair because of protesting for Medicaid bill. Medicaid keeps her alive by paying all of her surgeries and wheelchair, so it's not fair if the federal government charge on disable people. This has impacted the community that there should be no bill for Medicaid because it is a life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-woman-dragged-from-her-wheelchair-for-protesting-the-health-care-bill-speaks-out]]> 2017-11-22 02:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/annnnado/z8fow2u3hnyq/wish/209318752