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Sharing – Depression and Older Adults
I think this is something that often gets overlooked. It shouldn’t be: “Sometimes older people who are depressed appear to feel tired, have trouble sleeping, or seem grumpy and irritable. Confusion or attention problems caused by depression can sometimes look like Alzheimer’s disease or other brain disorders. Older adults also may have more medical conditions,…
Link – Where & how to find support: childhood trauma survivors
This Australian site may be one to check out if you need some help dealing with childhood trauma, either as a survivor yourself, or if the survivor is a loved one. Please share with other Aussies who may need some assistance! https://www.blueknot.org.au/Survivor/support
Link – The stigma of mental health: it wants silence, but it needs attention
I think this is true, and I think this has become something that we can see online in a great many ways. Every time, for example, I tweet a link or share a story, I see those likes and retweets as people just wanting someone else to know. “Every time I do a media interview…
Sharing – Study finds no “smoking gun” for mental health issues due to Internet usage
When we rush to do something for the children, there’s a long history of implementing changes that do not help children. Running out to block teens from using social media might also cut them off from the only source of support they have, especially kids who do not have support at home from their parents. Creating age verification requirements threatens our privacy and creates unlimited risks for identity theft. Rushing to do something because a few studies show a possible mental health risk is dangerous.
988 Hotline Struggling with Growing Pains?
What if the operators on the line do get the necessary training and we make all the improvements we can make as we learn how to do this better, and there is just no system to hand the caller off to? Because I feel like that might be the case for some callers. The call is a door to care, but is the follow-up care available?
