How can we leverage technology for better suicide prevention?
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Mentoring Presents A Real Opportunity In Addressing Childhood Trauma
Integrating mental health care into primary care will require big changes
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A lot of trauma survivors, talk about how they miss who they used to be. They miss their ‘pre-trauma’ self/identity. For many of us, however, who were severely abused from a very young age, we don’t have a ‘pre-trauma’ identity. This is something people will not fully comprehend, unless they have personally endured this. Part…
“Talking about mental health is the first step to eliminating the negative stereotype around it — but for men, this can be particularly challenging. Approximately 6 million American men have depression each year, yet research shows many are reluctant to disclose their mental illness symptoms and are averse to seeking treatment. This is a dangerous…
Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day: That’s why on World Suicide Prevention Day we have to speak up, to tell our stories and reach out to those who are isolated. If you’ve been sort of thinking about it, read this first. If you feel an imminent urge to kill yourself, call 911 and go…
I still have my bad days but the good days far outnumber the bad. I still struggle but my struggles are much less than they once were. Now, my struggles become my teacher, rather than my tormentor. It’s always good to be reminded that there are so many survivors, just like you and I, who…
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