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Sharing – Is Mental Health Stigma Decreasing? It’s Complicated
We can, and should, do everything we can to get out good information and share the truth about mental health issues. We can, and should, share our own stories of the mental health issues we’ve survived, especially those of us who have had many of these issues due to the trauma we suffered.
But that will never be enough for some people. Knowing the truth about these issues, and knowing what people need in terms of non-stigmatizing support won’t be enough to change their actual behavior. The very topic(s) will make them uncomfortable and they will act out of that discomfort instead of relying on what they know. They will put their own comfort above any consideration of how stigmatizing their actions and words are because they simply cannot handle even the slightest discomfort in their lives.
That is their weakness, not ours.
Sharing – Why mental health care deserts persist for U.S. children
Like most things, your zip code will determine whether you can get mental health treatment for your children: Nationwide, 70 percent of counties had no child psychiatrists, and children were less likely to have access to professional mental health services if they lived in counties with lower income and education levels. Six states — Idaho,…
Sharing – Men, Mental Health and the Workplace
This is actually a three part video series, and I wanted to share them all because I think there’s a lot of good stuff in the discussion about men’s mental health, and why it’s not something we talk about enough. In them Graham Goulden and Toni White, break down some of the reasons for that,…
Men Have No One to Truly Open Up To According to Men
There are more details to describe what some men meant by no one, but no one was a very popular response. I’m not surprised by that. I think most men don’t open up 100% to anyone. Part of it is not having that kind of relationship with anyone, part of it is society’s expectations of men to be strong and stoic, part of it is women’s expectations that the men in their lives remain strong and stoic, and part of it is just our unwillingness to have uncomfortable conversations.
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Understanding the needs of male sexual assault victims — Shed light on violence —… http…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Understanding the needs of male sexual assault victims — Shed light on violence —… http…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Understanding the needs of male sexual assault victims — Shed light on violence —… http…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Understanding the needs of male sexual assault victims — Shed light on violence —… http…