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Link – Making Room for Change
Again, this hit home for me as I go through some major changes of my own, but I know that change is something that many survivors struggle with. Change is going to happen, no matter how hard we fight it, but we can learn to cope with it. “It is never easy to go through…
Sharing – Toronto man using his own mental health experiences to help other patients
Our stories, and our experiences, matter. They are needed to help improve things for others. Here is yet another example. “One of those patients was his own son, who was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. When his son went to Sunnybrook for treatment, Reid realized that his own experiences could be invaluable in establishing better…
Sharing – How to support a friend facing depression
We ask people during times like Suicide Prevention Month to talk, to reach out, to check on their friends, and start conversations, etc. But do we model those behaviors in our day-to-day lives? Do you create an environment, at work, school, home, or in our own communities where talking about mental health issues is just something that we all do, and not a shocking thing to talk about? Because I can guarantee you, someone who is dealing with depression isn’t going to see a social media post about reaching out and do just that without having someone they know will actually help to reach out to.Â
The only way people will know that is if they see that behavior and hear these stories in their own community. Can you be part of creating that?Â
Link – Can we use big data to fight child abuse? The answer is complicated
I will be interested in this trend – “Analyzing historical data to forecast an event is called predictive analytics, and it’s already being used in some industries; credit card companies, for instance, use predictive analytic tools to detect fraud. In the case of child and family services, these tools could be used to process historical…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Making sports safer for kids is a never-ending fight ‘Teachers aren’t experts – they need tools to talk about mental health’ Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center Shows How Kids Heal From Abuse Inmates With Mental Illness I work as a GP and feel powerless to treat patients with mental illness The Awkward Conversation: How to Respond…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): ‘To empower other survivors’: Matt Sandusky breaks silence in new documentary about s… …
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): ‘To empower other survivors’: Matt Sandusky breaks silence in new documentary about s… …
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): ‘To empower other survivors’: Matt Sandusky breaks silence in new documentary about s… …
If you missed it – : This Week’s Links (weekly) http://t.co/knCAOr5ggf