Similar Posts

Linked – Here’s how you can connect to friends who are depressed
How about that, I just wrote about how worrying about being the “perfect” friend with the “perfect words” was getting in the way of actually being supportive yesterday, and then I stumble upon this great post from TED. It’s full of helpful advice, like this under the list of “Dos” “Do absolve yourself of responsibility…
Link – Mental Health Stigma – A Caregiver Affair
“When I think back to those difficult years when my daughter struggled, what sticks out most in my mind is the way that people looked at me. Unlike many of the survey respondents that reported people turned away, or pitied, or even blamed them, I remember people did look at me—with tears in their eyes….
This Week’s Links (weekly)
Best And Worst Things To Say To Someone Suffering From Depression (PICTURES) tags: CA Volunteering could add years to your life, may improve mental health: study tags: CA The Last Taboo: Breaking Down the Stigma of Depression tags: CA Michael Reagan speaks out about child abuse | Washington Times Communities tags: CA How and When…
Sad Local News as Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana Announces Closing
I was more than a little shocked and saddened when I read the news in an email this week about the Louisiana chapter of Prevent Child Abuse shutting its doors. First and foremost, because, as the article gets into, the hard work of abuse prevention doesn’t seem to really move the needle when it comes…

Link – What to do when your child is accused of sexually inappropriate behavior
There is a lot to unpack in this article, and I hope you’ll go read all of it, but I wanted to touch on this section specifically. “We really don’t put anything into prevention, and that’s really unfortunate,” Letourneau says. “We have this idea that kids will just know; surely they will know that sex…