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How to Survive a Traumatic Experience It’s Time Us Men Started Talking To Each Other About Mental Health. Treating The Effects of Childhood Trauma Stop Self-Stigma? It’s Difficult to Do But You Can Podcast: Finding a Therapist- What to Look For The Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Trauma in Childhood: What You…
Sharing – How schools can support mental health in high-needs areas
Schools in poor areas where students are likely to be dealing with instability at home and poverty all around them have different mental health needs than kids living in a wealthy suburb. Programs designed to help families in poverty should be part of school mental health programs. As I’ve said many times, you can’t meditate or exercise your way out of poverty. A full-service mental health program would recognize the impact that something like poverty has on kids.
Link – The Holidays, Family, and Depression: A Survival Guide
There’s some really good advice in this article. I highly recommend it if you’re dreading the stress of the holidays. Remember, all of these tips have one thing in common, make sure to take care of yourself. That’s the most important thing you can do this holiday season. Find a way to take some time…
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Misinformation Crusader: Writing About Mental Illness Crisis text lines, apps offer online suicide prevention alternative Mental Health Professionals are Susceptible to Stigma, Too Elizabeth Smart tries to be the one voice that makes a difference Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a Nutshell Linked: Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think World Mental…
Link – Child safety talk leads to sexual assault arrest of 2
These kinds of programs make a difference. Making sure kids understand safety issues, and how to report anything that is not safe, is an important part of fighting child abuse. If you don’t teach them, they won’t know. You’re not “ruining their innocence”, you are educating them before someone else does. You may not like…
Link – Moving Forward in Anxiety Recovery: A Setback Isn’t Defeat
It’s important to not attach meaning to something that isn’t true, like a setback – “When you’re sailing along on the waves of progress and the wind comes up and blows you back in the other direction, it’s known as a setback. “Setback” has numerous synonyms such as difficulty, stumbling block, hurdle, obstruction, glitch, and…
