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Self-Care Practices and Recovering From Mental Illness (pt. 2) tags: CA Keyon Dooling stayed in a psychiatric hospital this summer, talks with Katie Couric about his history of abuse (VIDEO) tags: CA Self-Care Practices and Recovering From Mental Illness tags: CA Beyond The Tears, A True Survivor’s Story Book Review tags: CA Getting the Support…
Penn State Alumni Campaign raises USD 250,000 and counting
Former students of Penn State have set up proudtobeapennstater.com , an independent fundraising site with proceeds going to RAINN. The goal is USD 557,000 and in less than a week supporters have reached quarter of a million dollars of their intended target. The site also has a news crawl combining much of the recent coverage…
Sharing – Survey reveals rapid adoption of AI tools in mental health care despite safety concerns
I work with AI professionally. I use it to get things done and to support research, but I never trust or depend on it. It’s a tool. For mental health, it can also be a tool, and I’m sure many of you are finding it helpful. I would caution all of us to be careful, though. Mental health professionals have serious reservations; I would keep them in mind.
Link – Teen, who attempted suicide seven times, builds apps that saved her life and others
The rest of her story is good, don’t get me wrong, but this quote really got to the point of it all, I think: “I can honestly say that technology has saved my life,” Southworth said. She says she hasn’t harmed herself or attempted suicide since. “When I found something greater than myself, I realized that I am…
The Comic Book Kid Lives: A review
(ed note – this review was submitted by a reader.) Memoirs of childhood sexual abuse from the male perspective tend to be rare. “The Comic Book Kid Lives: A Survivor’s Story”, a daring and surprisingly heartwarming new memoir by Ryan Castro-Miller breaks the mold in more ways than one. While the book covers some topics and situations that…
Reading – Why Do People With Mental Illness Self-Sabotage?
I would say the reasons are the same for survivors as well. Healing requires taking responsibility for your actions going forward, and no longer having the “victim” excuse, and that identity can become so ingrained that it’s hard to let go of. I think this is a big area of struggle for any survivors who…
