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Link – Healing can’t tell the time
I couldn’t make the Twitter chat referred to in this post last night. That time difference to the UK falls right towards the end of my work day, not great for following twitter, but I really thought what Karen wrote here is something that many of us would do well to remember when we are…
This Week’s Links (weekly)
Does the US Olympic Committee fail sexual abuse victims? tags: Sports CA ChildAbuse other It Must Be My Fault tags: CA ChildAbuse On Forgiveness and Abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse The Dark Side We Never See tags: CA Depression Depression Recovery Doesn’t Always Feel Like a Straight Line | Coping with Depression tags: CA Depression Posted…

Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 7 2021
Denver sent mental health help, not police, to hundreds of calls
44 Black Mental Health Support Resources for Anyone Who Needs Them
When Black Mental Health Suffers, We Aren’t Taken Seriously
I’m a survivor of child sexual grooming. It took me 20 years to know it wasn’t my fault
Make Space, Listen, Offer Hope: How To Help A Child At Risk Of Suicide
4 Ways to Talk to Boys About Suicide
We must overcome gender stereotypes to support survivors
Recognizing Suicidal Behavior
When a Mental-Health Crisis Lands You in Jail
Link – Mental health difficulties start young – so why don’t we give primary schools more help?
This is a good question in the UK, as this story lays out. It’s also a good question for everywhere else as well. I know in the US we are lacking when it comes to providing much in the way of mental health resources for kids, as well as adults. But it’s particularly problematic because…

Sharing – 6 ways to protect your mental health from social media’s dangers
Four and Five on this list resonated the most with me. “4. Approach social media mindfully; ask ‘why?’ … 5. Prune” Now, the why Jelena mentions is about taking a moment and asking yourself why you are looking at social media. Are you avoiding something else, or just bored, etc.? As opposed to using it…

Sharing – My Husband Took His Life After Hiding Years of Sexual Abuse
Lenore’s story is sad and tragic, but her message is important. We lose so many survivors, men, and women, who just never find a way to share their pain and look for help. People who live without hope because they feel shame about something that was never their fault. I encourage you to read what she has to say about her hope in sharing her husband’s story. I also encourage you to consider how many survivors we lose in the same way who we don’t even know were abused as children because they never felt safe enough to tell anyone. I guarantee there are many more people like that than we would like to think about.