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Link – Pathologizing the President Reinforces Mental Illness Stigma
I have to agree with George here. No matter what you may think of the President, making mental health diagnosis from media appearances and tweets is both dangerous, and demeaning to the many, many people dealing with mental health issues and still functioning well in their jobs. “Duty to Warn” has signatures of 60,000 mental…
Link – The Truth About Quiet Verbal Abuse
Not all child abuse is physical, and not all verbal abuse involves being yelled at. The child subjected to quiet abuse often experiences more emotional confusion than one who’s being yelled at or insulted, precisely because the absence of rage sends mixed signals and the motivation behind willful silence or a refusal to answer is…
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Sharing – Mental health: How we’ve improved and where we need to do better in 2020
There is some really excellent analysis in the article below. It shows just how far we have come when it comes to having better conversations about mental health, accepting that mental health struggles are common and reducing, though not eliminating, stigma. But, those things also shine a brighter light on the areas we are failing…