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Link – Mental health delays in Leicester ‘lead to suicides’
Can we ever really, truly, know that a delay in treatment led directly to suicide? Probably not, but this kind of delay is going to be extremely difficult for anyone in the midst of a mental health problem, no matter where it is. “Patients in the city have to wait an average of 135 days…
Link – Normal Mental Health: How Does Chasing It Create Stigma?
This is a good reminder – “When it comes to mental health, normality is a myth that does little to provide a path to long-term recovery. Instead, it serves as a standard we measure ourselves against, consistently finding that we come up short in comparison.” Often I see folks dealing with mental health or abuse…
Sharing – 10 Best Self Help Books for Depression and Anxiety
Well, while we’ve all got some extra time on our hands, and could probably use a bit of help with anxiety, you may be thinking about finding a good book, so here are some recommendations from calmsage.com. Have you read any of these? Have your own recommendation? https://www.calmsage.com/best-self-help-books-for-depression-and-anxiety/ Also on: Facebook X
Link – 12 Motivations Victims of Abuse Might Have for NOT Telling Their Story
Wade does a nice job of laying out some of the reasons a victim might not come forward and tell someone about their abuse, adult or child. I bring this to light for two reasons – one, we shouldn’t ever really look at adults who claim to have been abused as children and demand to…
2022 State of Mental Health Report Shows Shocking Lack of Access to Care
The report is available to download in full, or you can skim some of the statistics. As you do though, pay special attention to the section on Access to Care, where you’ll learn things like the fact that over 27 million people in the US with some sort of mental health issue did not get any treatment. None. Not a bit. Even in the best state for matching treatment with patients, Vermont, almost 43% of people did not get care.
