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Sharing – The Mental Health Conversation We Keep Having Is Missing the Most Important Part — and It Is Costing Lives
And this is the core. Mental Health awareness is great, but the political will to solve some of the core issues that lead to increased mental health difficulty doesn’t exist. There is ample evidence that poverty, domestic abuse, bigotry, harassment, etc., lead to higher numbers of people struggling with their mental health, and we do nothing to prevent that.
Link – Your Story Matters
Quite honestly, what Nathan writes here is true for everyone who is writing about mental health, or as a survivor. Sharing my story has been worthwhile in many ways, but there’s no denying that there’s a sense of exposure and vulnerability that accompanies it. The more open I’ve been, the more I’ve felt this way….
Link – Human Trafficking Experts: Educate Kids About Dangers When They’re Really Young
I wish this wasn’t true, but I’m afraid my wishing it isn’t going to change the reality: “We’re not allowed in the elementary schools, and one of the reasons for that is the topic is related to sex,” McGrath continued. “However, the reality of the situation is average age of entry into the sex trade…
Sharing – Little Boys are Sexually Abused as much as Little Girls
I, for one, was sexually abused by an older boy. Not a stranger. Someone in my family. Many other men I know were abused by a family member, a member of the clergy, a coach, or some other trusted person known to their parents. I also went into my 20s planning to never tell anyone. I know many men go through most of their lives never planning to tell anyone. I was lucky to find other men who did talk about it, and helped me realize first that what happened to me was abuse and that someone would believe me if I spoke up.
I would argue that most men have never had that. Thus, they don’t show up in any statistics about sexual abuse. The sexual abuse of minors is chronically underreported and is likely to get worse as society continues to push victims to “move on” instead of speaking out. We need more spaces to discuss CSA, not fewer.
Sharing – Coronavirus: Why you’re obsessed with reading everything about it
I know this is true for many of us, in the face of uncertainty we are looking for information to make sense of it all, to soothe ourselves. But… “This ‘safety behaviour’ is similar to behaviour that’s seen in OCD, notes the psychologist. “Feeling anxious about something and using compulsions as a way of managing…
