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Sharing – How America’s Mental Health Crisis Became This Family’s Worst Nightmare
Most of all, the article clearly shows no easy answers. There isn’t one thing broken in this system that can be quickly turned around and made better. It’s everything: government funding, insurance coverage, a lack of people to treat patients, a confusing and frustrating system to find help, and a system so under-resourced that kids are sent to facilities 5-6 hours away from their parents.
You don’t fix that overnight. You surely don’t fix it by ignoring the system and avoiding talking about serious mental health issues because they make us feel uncomfortable. That’s why people are out here dying instead of getting help.
Sharing – 11 myths about mental health
Every once in awhile, though, these lists provide me with something that causes me to do a double take. Like this:
“5. Only people without friends need therapists”
Huh? Look, I have some great friends, who I love dearly. I even have some friends who are therapists, but none of those relationships is the equivalent of going to therapy
Link – 5 Questions to Ask the Partners of Child Abuse Survivors
This is a really good reminder, that when you have one person in a relationship dealing with a long term healing process, the other person needs support too. I especially like the reminder that the survivor benefits greatly from knowing that someone else is also looking after their partner as well. It is very important…
Sharing – Addressing Childhood Anxiety as Early as Kindergarten Could Reduce Its Harmful Impacts
Kids who show the signs of struggling with mental health issues do a heck of a lot better if we intervene. Sadly, we don’t do it enough. Sometimes it’s because we don’t have any intervention to offer them. There are no resources available to far too many families. Other times parents and adults are afraid to look for help due to the stigma associated with mental health issues, hoping the kid will grow out of it.
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…