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I wish I’d taken my mental health more seriously in grad school
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Getting mental health care can be hard enough. Then comes paying for it.
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John Oliver Takes a Look at Mental Health Care in the US
I wanted to share this with you because John Oliver makes some important points about how we have made so many strides in acceptance and encouraging people that it is OK to ask for help, and then the system doesn’t provide it. Sadly things have gotten so bad that we’re trying just about anything, and even the technology isn’t living up to the hype.
Real people with real needs are left with nowhere to turn. A society that claims to care about people cannot accept that status quo.
Link – New Hope for Reversing the Trend in Depression and Suicide
Would Hilary’s suggestion help in some cases? “Emotion education holds a missing piece to reversing this trend. All people need a basic education in emotions and how the mind handles them, especially when it comes to stressful life events and traumas.” Obviously, let’s agree that there will still be many cases that are more serious…
Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 16, 2025
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