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Link – Eric Bristow is one of many bigots who need challenging on male sex abuse
“It would be a mistake, however, to focus our anger on one ignorant bigot. Bristow was giving crude form to attitudes which, for many male survivors, are all too familiar. The expectations that males – even young boys – can and should be able to fight off attackers is every bit as prevalent and as…
Guardian Special On UK Police Abuse
The Saturday 30th June edition of The Guardian has a special feature on sexual abuse committed by police officers, which as usual for this newspaper focuses on women as the victims to the exclusion of the minimum 16 recorded offences against children in their own data. You’ll find the report here and when clicking “download the…
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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Thanks Congressional Suicide Prevention Champions for Introducing the Suicide Prevention Act What You Need to Know About Suicidal Behavior Why Celebrity Narratives Can Be Dangerous for Your Mental Health The challenges of protecting your kids online One in five adults experienced abuse as children – report – This is…
Sharing – Youth mental health: Mindfulness training isn’t the answer, UK study finds
What we see here is what we see for a lot of mental health solutions, it works for some, and doesn’t work for others. Mental health is complicated. As the article points out, if the school environment is hurting student mental health or they are living in an environment at home that does the same, mindfulness isn’t going to change that and isn’t likely to have much of an overall impact even if they engage.
It’s complicated. The solutions are going to be complicated as well. I’d like some simple mindfulness training to be “the answer” for everyone too, but it just isn’t.
On the other hand, if it helps you, keep doing it.
Seriously, Go Out and Get Some Sun!
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,…
