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Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 15, 2023
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How to Protect Your Mental Health From Stressful News Cycles
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Mental Health Myths and Facts: Dispelling Common Misconceptions
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The Raw Emotions: Expressing Mental Health Struggles Through Art
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Importance of Early Intervention in Mental Health: Do Early Interventions Really Make A Difference?
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Writing about mental health with sensitivity in SFFH– I appreciate the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror writers talking about the issue, especially the real research into links between mental health and violence.
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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.
