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Link – Multnomah County’s Jail is a Devastating Place for Mentally Ill People
I lived in Oregon until earlier this year, Portland has a huge problem with homelessness and lack of mental health resources, which is why so many people wind up in jail at least temporarily. This is what happens when you don’t have mental health resources available though. A REPORT RELEASED by Disability Rights Oregon (DRO)…
Link – Why Me?
Due to the numerous hospitalizations and suicide attempts (the last of which almost succeeded), I lost the respect of my family and friends. My mother stopped interacting with me for nearly a year and a half. She told me not to call her, not to come to her house, and a bunch of other stuff….
Link – Survey – Parental Responses Following Child Experiences of Trauma
The aim of this study We are conducting a research study looking at how children cope shortly after being involved in any kind of frightening experience. We hope that 300 parents whose child has experienced a frightening event will take part. Parents are usually the main source of support for children following frightening experiences and…
Link – #FacesOfPTSD
“What is the #FacesOfPTSD campaign? #FacesOfPTSD is a social media campaign set to kick-off this Friday, May 6, 2016. Survivors who identify as having PTSD will flood social media with photos of themselves, along with the tagline, “Not all wars take place on the battlefield,” and the hashtag #FacesOfPTSD. Our goal is to alter the…
Link – Depressed children respond differently to rewards than other kids
For many children, December often is linked to presents and excitement, but when a young child doesn’t seem all that enthused about getting gifts, it could be a sign that something is wrong. Measuring brain waves, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that clinically depressed children don’t respond to…
