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Sharing – How America’s Mental Health Crisis Became This Family’s Worst Nightmare
Most of all, the article clearly shows no easy answers. There isn’t one thing broken in this system that can be quickly turned around and made better. It’s everything: government funding, insurance coverage, a lack of people to treat patients, a confusing and frustrating system to find help, and a system so under-resourced that kids are sent to facilities 5-6 hours away from their parents.
You don’t fix that overnight. You surely don’t fix it by ignoring the system and avoiding talking about serious mental health issues because they make us feel uncomfortable. That’s why people are out here dying instead of getting help.
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Young men are increasingly reaching out for mental health support
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Even if we are physically separated we can still be the support.
Being A Woman And A Wife With Depression And Anxiety
5 ways to support men’s mental health
Sharing – How to Reduce Anxiety on Sunday Night
This is an older article from Andrea, but I think it’s something many of us can relate to, that feeling on Sunday night of dreading going back to work, or school. For me, it’s usually a sign that I’m not in the right place, if it’s happening every week, but sometimes even if I’m happy…
Sharing – Dispelling the Myths: Female-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse
You should read the whole article, Dr. Jeglic does a good job describing the issue, what we do know about female perpetrators and what we don’t know. Mostly we don’t know because of this: “When most people envision a sex offender, they do not picture a woman. While the majority of sex offenders are indeed…
Sharing – Sometimes just one conversation can really help
Adam’s comment about his relationship with his mother is excellent. “My mum can always sense when I don’t feel myself. When I’m in a bad place she can see I’m acting differently, so she asks me how I am. It’s helpful when she starts the conversation with me, because it shows she’s not too busy…
Link – Justice isn’t always done for child sexual abuse – I know firsthand
Two things from this article I wanted to comment on: People always ask me what I think should have happened to Youssefi. Years in prison? Intensive counseling? Even after all my reporting, I’m still not sure. But I do know one thing: When Dodd told her school counselor about Youssefi, I hadn’t started taking gymnastics…
