Talking about mental health can be really uncomfortable, but it doesn’t have to be. It can be as simple as asking a friend or someone you care about, “Hey, are you ok?”
To make it a little easier for us all to get through those awkward moments, the Ad Council, American Society for Suicide Prevention, and the JED Foundation teamed up to create an awesome new site, Seize the Awkward.
Seize the Awkward is full of tips for how to recognize if someone you love is going through a hard time and ways you can start the conversation. There are even personal stories from people like Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) and Liza Koshy (Freakish) about how friends helped them through difficult times and how talking through those awkward moments can make all the difference.
So go ahead, seize that awkward moment, you, and your friend, will be so glad you did.