These stories are important, because it’s not the same story that people have come to expect about a man abusing a child. They’re the kind of stories that remind us that abusers come in all variations, and we should not assume that children are necessarily safe because the person they are with doesn’t “look” like the type.
There is no “type”.
I’m not going to quote from this post, because there’s just so much in it that you should read the whole thing, and because I couldn’t decide which part to quote. Chelise makes some strong points about how stigma gets in the way. How it creates a lack of research and funding into suicide prevention,…
While this article is written for people trying to get help with drug or alcohol problems, I found the basics of this to be very familiar to what you go through when trying to tell someone about depression, or past child abuse, or any situation where you need help. I especially like that it’s not…
Research has now shown that reading self-help books can help people dealing with depression, and can even help those same people avoid future bouts,of suffering. I’m somewhat surprised by this. I think it’s easy to ignore the whole self-help book industry because there are definitely some bad examples out there, but maybe, just maybe there…
“Encountering someone who deals with mental health issues is a lot more common than one might think, seeing as nearly one in five American adults — 43.7 million — experiences mental illness every year. If that seems overwhelming, consider: One in 10 Americans is affected by depression. More than 80 percent of people who are…
Totally agree with this assessment of mental health apps. Technology, after all, is not foolproof. An algorithm is no substitute for personal care. “We know that recovery can be a difficult, long-term process,” says Torous, who is also the director of the APA’s work group on the evaluation of smartphone apps. “People often want extra…
