Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
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Latest Suicide Data Show the Depth of U.S. Mental Health Crisis
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How to Grow When You Don’t Like Change (Especially for Trauma Survivors)
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Latest Suicide Data Show the Depth of U.S. Mental Health Crisis
How to Grow When You Don’t Like Change (Especially for Trauma Survivors)
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
As the article below points out, you create a plan so that everyone involved knows what to do in a crisis. Because when you’re in a mental health crisis, that is not the time to develop a cohesive plan and make the best decisions.
Do that ahead of time. Share the plan. Identify the people you trust to act on your behalf, and let the plan be your guide in what to do. It is in everyone’s best interest.
So yes: those of us that are hurting want you to pray for us. Pray for your family member who’s depressed. Pray for your fellow church member whose anxiety has kept then from attending in weeks. Pray for the person who you’ve heard is battling an addiction or a manic episode or any other thing. And…
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I would say the same thing about mental health, and child abuse survivors. It may not be easy to talk about, but until it is normal to do so, there will always be stigma around it. We talked and talked. Part of me silently whined and resented the conversation but a much bigger part of…
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