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Link – Preventing Suicide Among College Students
The privacy rules for college students are, in general, a good thing. They prevent a lot of colleges from sharing too much information about individual students, and having that information abused. FERPA also prevents colleges from even sharing information with parents without the permission of the student. Again, that can be a very good thing,…
Shared Links (weekly) May 21, 2023
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Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here’s how to help them
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How to Cope with being Touch Starved– “Whether we accept it or not, humans need physical touch or skin-to-skin contact to maintain good health and well-being.”
Link – More Than Movember: The Critical State Of Men’s Mental Health
Nick’s entire article about the importance of not just the Movember movement, but a year-round refocus on mental health issues for men is spot on, but the numbers he quotes are what I want to focus on, because the math is truly astounding when you start to break it down. “In Europe, there are just…
Sharing – Two to three cups of coffee a day may protect your mental health
For an individual, it may help, and it may not. It’s important to note that a lower incidence of mental health issues does not mean no mental health incidents. You can exercise, drink two cups of coffee, and get a good night’s sleep every day, and while that is good for you and has benefits, there’s no guarantee that you will not be impacted by mental health issues.Â
Review – Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
If we want to advocate for mental health, we need to advocate against policies that make mental health issues worse for so many people. Prisons do that. Putting more people in jail does that. The number of incarcerated people in the US is the highest in the world. Many of them need mental health treatment, not criminal records, and a felony conviction that prevents them from getting jobs, housing, and care even once they are outside of prison.Â
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