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Link – When an abused kid is the star witness, courts struggle for a just solution
I’m not going to quote anything from this article, because it’s a complicated issue that doesn’t break down into sound bites very well. We all want the justice system to come down hard on anyone who is guilty of abusing a child, but proving that guilt is tricky when it requires, potentially, doing more harm…
Link – Effects of child abuse don’t start and end within the family
This quote fits in with some other things I have been linking to and commenting on recently. The sad realty that many children who grow up traumatized or neglected, tend to struggle as adults, but instead of seeing them as people who need support and help, we lose any sympathy we had for them when…
Sharing – New Study: Sleep Is Literally a Deep Clean for Your Brain
Having trouble with stress and anxiety? The suggested solutions often require adding even more to our to-do list. Meditate, practice mindfulness, do acts of self-care, etc. But we often forget that maybe the most important act of self-care is getting enough sleep.
Don’t even get me started on the fitness industry and the number of people who talk about “earning your food/sleep” through exercise. Argh!
This study would indicate that sleep is not something you want to mess with. Simply getting enough would help us with our mental “junk”. No, it won’t cure depression or eliminate symptoms of bipolar, or any of the other things that some of your friends will, unfortunately, suggest, but it does serve a core function for the healthy functioning of your brain, and that is certainly one place to start making things better, no?
Link – Moving forward with the prevention of mental health problems
Good – When the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health was published last year, it signalled that a step change was needed to prevent mental health problems. A quarter of all responses to the consultation highlighted the importance of prevention alongside improving care and treatment services. For the first time, agencies have come together…
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