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As always, on top of giving everyone a place to post a review that other survivors might be interested in, we like to share other reviews that we find online. Recently, I saw a review of this book and thought it might be of interest to some of you. To quote from the review: The…
Link – Mental Health First Aid for Suicide Prevention
This seems like a good idea. Mental Health First Aid was created for the layperson, and I recommend members of the community to take this training – even those without mental health experience. In fact, the training is especially for those without prior mental health experience. This training is an important step to suicide prevention…
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‘I was scared of death’: Former NHL goaltender Kelly Hrudey’s daughter goes public with mental illness battle tags: CA Can the physically disabled be protected from sexual abuse? tags: CA Fighting child abuse an all-year effort tags: CA Abused Children May Get Unique Form of PTSD tags: CA Five Mental Health Disorders We Don’t Talk…
Sharing – Suicide rate keeps rising among young Americans
The increase is startling. “In actual numbers, the suicide rate among 10- to 24-year-olds jumped from about 7 per 100,000 in 2007 to nearly 11 per 100,000 in 2018, according to the National Vital Statistics Report published Sept. 11.” Note that this is all pre-2020, so we can’t blame this on pandemic, or anything else…
Link – Depression impairs forward-thinking
A new study shows that the hippocampus – the part of the brain that supports memory – is less active in people with depression, who therefore have trouble not only remembering, but also imagining. Once again, we see that the all too common advice to simply think more positively, just isn’t possible for people dealing…
Sharing – Sexual-Abuse Survivors Are Getting Sucked Into QAnon
Frankly, I am concerned too: “Experts on child sexual abuse are extremely concerned about the rise of conspiracy theories, particularly in what are intended as safe places for survivors. “It’s very discomforting” to know that sexual abuse survivors are being drawn into conspiracy theories like QAnon, says Jetta Bernier, executive director for Mass Kids, a…
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