Staff working for the ex BBC Director General Mark Thompson were allegedly warned about Jimmy Savile on two occasions by two separate sources, Sky News has reported. Their summary from Sunday 28th October, which preceded Savile’s great-niece’s disclosure later the same day, is here.
French police have found the teenager Megan Stammers and her teacher Jeremy Forrest in the Bordeaux region of France, with the teacher arrested on suspicion of child abduction. The BBC has the story here. -CBG
They made the announcement on World Mental Health Day yesterday, that they were taking aim at the increasing numbers of men in the UK dying from suicide, especially those who are not comfortable talking to someone about their issues. The hope is that by making a text service available across the UK that it will…
Anne Wheaton, yes Wil’s wife, has written an insightful piece about dealing with a loved one’s depression. What I like about it is the honesty she shows in talking about what chemical depression can look like to a spouse. It doesn’t often look like depression, it looks like anger and frustration, etc. Depression symptoms are…
So, when I see a study like this, I don’t feel defeated, I don’t feel like we are all just broken and doomed to poorer outcomes. I see the possibility that there is room to change this current reality, but it’s going to take changing how we deal with childhood adversity and doing it in an open, honest, and immediate way.
High levels of childhood adversity don’t have to be an early death sentence. We can, and should, intervene early in order to prevent many of these outcomes. We just need the determination and will to make it happen.
Do we have that?
Over at the Psych Central website, they’ve started up a blog party in support of World Mental Health Day, World Mental Health Day is promoted by the World Health Organization to help raise awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and what the world’s governments and health organizations are…
Universities shouldn’t just treat mental illness – they should help prevent it too How Does Your Sense of Self Relate to Depression? FCC votes to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911 – Eventually, you’ll be able to dial 988, but for now, we still want to keep this number handy. 800-273-TALK (8255) ‘People…
