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Link – Mental Health First Aid for Suicide Prevention
This seems like a good idea. Mental Health First Aid was created for the layperson, and I recommend members of the community to take this training – even those without mental health experience. In fact, the training is especially for those without prior mental health experience. This training is an important step to suicide prevention…
Link – History shows abuse of children in custody will remain an ‘inherent risk’ – report
If you spend any time at all thinking about children and the criminal justice system, this is not a huge surprise. “A new report on the history of safeguarding children detained for criminal offences in the UK has concluded that it is impossible to remove the potential for abuse in secure institutions, and that the…
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Sharing – Mental Health Care Deserves More Than AI Therapy
This is part of the connection we need for our mental health. It’s not clear that AI tools can provide this. It’s not human. It’s the illusion of connection when our humanity deserves the real thing. AI can supplement; it is always available and provides access to a wealth of information, but it can’t provide a real human connection.Â
Link – U.S. suicides are on the rise but funding, research lags
There is a reason for this, but you may not like it. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and it’s the on the rise, but we have no idea why. As the article goes on to explain, we spend far more on research for diseases that kill far fewer…
