Similar Posts
Link – A man kills himself every 13 minutes in the US and we still don’t know how to talk about it
“As predictable as the appearance of Santa Claus in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the holiday season is a time of well-meaning warnings and hand-wringing about depression and suicides. But while the stereotype of the lonely relative overcome by emotion during the “most wonderful time of year” has become fairly entrenched in pop culture, it’s…
Link – Step by step we’re breaking the bonds of mental health stigma
“Thankfully, these stigmas have decreased somewhat over the last few years, and young people are feeling a bit better about reaching out, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. It will take everyone’s commitment to continue to lend shoulders and ears when people are struggling, consider our own attitudes to mental health,…
Review: Criminal Minds – Into The Woods (US, 2011)
“Into The Woods” is an episode from Season 6, released on DVD in the UK at the end of last year. In this story a child’s body is found, first by a bear and then by a family camping along the Appalachian trail. The victim’s father is re-interviewed when the FBI team arrives. Naturally for…
New Zealand Herald Running a Series About Youth Suicide – Break the Silence.
Admittedly, this series looking in depth at the growing problem in New Zealand is not for everyone. But, if you want to see an in depth look at how one country is dealing, or failing, when it comes to mental health, this might be of interest to you: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tags/Break-the-silence/1504326/ For more information about the series,…
Interview with ex Malesurvivor.org president on Oprah Radio
Former national president of Male Survivor.org, Curtis St John, was interviewed on Oprah Winfrey’s Radio Station and a section of the interview was archived at their site. Since we don’t know just how long the clip will be archived, if you’re a male survivor of abuse, we strongly recommend that you listen to it as…
