Interesting post today about how a Vitamin D deficiency can cause not just physical problems, but can have a real factor in mental health as well.
Since there’s no better source of Vitamin D than the sun, take some time to go get a little. It may not solve all of your mental health issues, but it will certainly be more useful than not having enough!
Whether or not you have a history of mental illness, talk to your children. Let them know that, while feelings like hopelessness, ennui, and irrational anger are normal in small doses, if they feel that way a lot of the time, they can get help. Let them know they never have to be ashamed of…
The Methodist Church of the UK has conducted a study to determine the extent to child abuse that occurred within the church and offered an apology for what they have found. The UK’s Methodist Church has made a public apology after an investigation uncovered reports of nearly 2,000 alleged abusers – including 914 allegations involving…
It Is Possible to Thrive After Depression Supporting someone when they’re anxious starts with listening not ‘fixing’ What can friends and family members do to support survivors of sexual abuse? Please, Stop Using Mental Illness As An Insult Those Struggling with Mental Health Are Trying to Get Well Sometimes mental health support is as simple…
ntal Health Is Often A Privilege For BIPOC. Here’s Why That Needs To Change.
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For black men, higher education and incomes don’t lower risks of depression, researchers say
‘No more pictures of someone clutching their head’: The photo competition reimagining images of mental health
Thoughts Of Suicide, Other Mental Health Struggles Still High For LGBTQ Youth
Tiffany and Frank King Talk Suicide Prevention
the idea comes from the UK, where groups want to be able to file what amounts to restraining orders preventing anyone who appears to be grooming a child from being around that child or any other before a crime has been committed. That all sounds well and good, and I’m all for finding ways to…
Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about mental health from online sources. I’ve also seen a lot of false information being shared as well. Some of it is from misunderstanding evidence, but most comes from someone with something to sell. There have been far too many people sharing quick “cures” and lifehacks that will treat depression and anxiety and heal us from trauma that have gone viral, and far fewer honest voices telling the truth about the solutions that are available to support mental health across society, and how complicated it can be when what the media says will work doesn’t work for an individual, because they are, in fact, an individual.
