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Link – Nurse Mandy Stevens LinkedIn Post About Being a Mental Health Patient
There is some absolute truth in this statement- ““Mental illness will affect 1 in 4 of us during our lifetime and I guess now it’s my turn,” Stevens, who lives in the U.K., shared in a post on LinkedIn. “As I have worked in mental health services for 29 years, one would think I would be…
Sharing – Positive Childhood Experiences Protect Against Depression in Teens
I have often said the best defense against childhood sexual abuse is raising kids who have open, supportive adults in their lives because they aren’t as vulnerable and easily manipulated. It turns out that those same relationships are also improving their mental well-being. Let’s do more of that.
Andy Woodward, the Sheldon Kennedy of English Soccer, 16/11 disclosure ripples out to 3 more clubs and 100 more CSA reports
This blog had its Clinton and Trump moment ten days ago when I read about Andy Woodward’s disclosure that I stumbled upon at the Guardian last week, passed the story to Mike who posted about it himself as it grew and built up over the past week and a half. Throughout this time I hadn’t…
Holiday Edition of Blog Carnival
Marj has managed to piece together the December edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse just in time for the holidays. As always, it looks like there’s some god reading going on over there, including some posts from folks that I’ve been getting to know over at the Child Abuse Survivor Network, which has…
Reviews Elsewhere – Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed.
Saw this review over at Pysch Central and while the book itself doesn’t speak to child abuse or mental health, the idea of developing resilience is something that resonated with me as an abuse survivor. Because, in the end, isn’t healing from abuse, and the struggle that goes along with that just a form of…
Link – Free Outside – SUPPORT SUICIDE PREVENTION BELOW
I am a 25-year-old looking to do the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail in one year. This is also known as the calendar triple crown of hiking. I am looking to bring awareness to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention throughout the hike as well as keep a daily blog…
