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Link – 7 Subtle Signs of Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore

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“About one in 10 Americans experience depression at any given time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (link is external). But many people with depression don’t even know they have it. Depressive symptoms may range from mild to severe and they can vary greatly. The signs of depression are often attributed to…

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Link – Their View: Abused children often become victims of human trafficking

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This statistic actually didn’t surprise me, because we already know that traffickers, like pedophiles, prey on vulnerable kids. Who is more vulnerable than kids who’ve already been sexually abused? Most disturbing, we found that boys who had experienced childhood sexual abuse were 8.2 times more likely to be exploited in human trafficking than boys without…

Mental Health America Shares BIPOC Mental Health month Toolkit

Mental Health America Shares BIPOC Mental Health month Toolkit

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Since it is July 1, and as we continue to recognize the mental health needs related to recent events, let alone historic events, it seems almost perfectly timed for it to be what MHA is now referring to as BIPOC Mental Health Month. I’ll let them explain the origin and the name change: Formally recognized…

Link – How Emotional Abuse as a Child Made It Hard for Me to ‘Take Up Space’

Link – How Emotional Abuse as a Child Made It Hard for Me to ‘Take Up Space’

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This was a really interesting read to me, because I have always been of the belief that one of the worst things about growing up in an abusive situation is that you don’t ever really see yourself in a realistic way. I’ve always talked specifically about how surviving physical and/or sexual abuse is a full…

Link – Comfort Zones: An Alternative Perspective

Link – Comfort Zones: An Alternative Perspective

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I am frustrated by the fact that this description is over 100 years old, and yet as I look around at society, we clearly don’t get it. “A little over a century ago Robert Yerkes, a celebrated psychologist, began speaking of a behavioral theory whereby, in order to optimize performance, humans must reach a level…

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