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ByMikeM January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

At least Oregon is acknowledging the problem and working to find ways to change it.

“Oregon’s pattern of cycling homeless mentally ill people through county jails and the state psychiatric hospital is expensive and ineffective. “

Not everything in the article is going to necessarily be adopted, or work if it is, but I’m glad to see one of our former home states at least trying to find a solution that doesn’t involve just locking more people up.

It will be interesting to follow along and see what works and what doesn’t. Then, maybe, other states can learn some lessons and apply them going forward.

It has to start somewhere.

https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/6883102-151/mental-illness-crisis-overhaul-in-the-works

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Sharing – 10 Signs You’ve Developed Depression, Even If You Don’t Feel Sad
ByMikeM February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

You should go read the whole thing, because I think there’s a certain amount of self-awareness that is required to truly identify the early signs for depression or other struggles.

For example, I know that there are two signs for me that might mean I’m headed for some struggle with depression, and neither one of them look like sadness. First, I start to get incredibly irritated, and then, because other people irritate me, I start to withdraw and isolate.

If I look at the standard explanations and visual images we use when we talk about depression, I don’t see those signs. I’m not sitting around listening to sad music, crying, or over-eating. I’m too angry for that.

I suspect for many people their depression may not look like that either, it may look a lot more like some of the things in this article.

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Sharing – How To Post About Mental Health Without Sounding Like A Heartless Jerk
ByMikeM July 27, 2020August 2, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

Maybe this is the best advice in the article: “When in doubt, log off, take care of your own mental health and be kind.” I know many of you have seen countless comments and memes in recent weeks regarding some famous people and their mental health. You may have even laughed at a few, though…

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Reading – Conversation can stop suicide, specialists say
ByMikeM September 20, 2015September 17, 2015 Reading Time: 2 minutes

“This week, mental health professionals are marking National Suicide Prevention Week, offering advice on how to respond to someone who may be on the verge of killing himself or herself.“You can make a difference, especially if you can get somebody to talk about it,” said Elsa Ronningstam, a psychoanalyst, McLean Hospital psychologist, and board member…

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Link – Been Traumatized? Here’s How PTSD Rewires the Brain
ByMikeM April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

When we picture the disorder, we often see a returned soldier, usually male, wrestling with emotional scars from the battlefield. In reality, one out of every nine suffers is female. Women are twice as likely to experience PTSD as men. Child abuse, sexual assault, rape, a physical attack, and being a part of or witnessing…

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Sharing – Why men’s brands need to talk about men’s mental health
ByMikeM November 29, 2019November 27, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

I have had conversations about this when it relates to child abuse as well. What company wants customers to associate their name with child abuse, after all? But this is also true: It’s far easier to tell an inspiring brand story about investing in children’s education, or saving the environment than it is to talk…

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Link – Stop Changing the Subject When Your Friend Brings Up Mental Illness
ByMikeM October 17, 2015October 13, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

“When we bring up mental illness and something in your eyes and body language changes, it hurts. When you are suddenly like, “Have you seen the new season of Orange Is The New Black?” it makes is feel like our struggle is something we should hide and be ashamed of. It makes us feel like…

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