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Link – Employers train workers to help colleagues in crisis
Frankly, this is a great idea. In my office we have a list of who knows CPR, who is responsible in case of fire, etc. Why not a similar list of who you can talk to about your mental health, who can help get you to the proper resources in a sympathetic way? “The exercise…
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Making sports safer for kids is a never-ending fight ‘Teachers aren’t experts – they need tools to talk about mental health’ Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center Shows How Kids Heal From Abuse Inmates With Mental Illness I work as a GP and feel powerless to treat patients with mental illness The Awkward Conversation: How to Respond…
Sharing – Stop Thinking All Active and Passive Suicidal Ideation Are the Same
Regardless of where someone you care about is on the spectrum between passive thoughts, and actively having a plan, you have the power to care, and that caring will create a connection, and the connection is a proven way to prevent suicide.
So go ahead and connect. You never know how much it might help.
Sharing – ’Tis is the Season to be Jolly — Unless You Suffer from Mental Illness. Then, Not So Much.
I think Randy probably speaks for quite a few folks dealing with mental health issues. Just don’t expect us to act like the holidays are easy. Because they aren’t. And I suspect that there are 83 million other people who agree. Here’s what I’d really like to see. Just let people do whatever they want,…
Journalism and Mental Health Resources
There are a ton of links from there. What I found unique about the page is that they are tackling the issue from two different perspectives. One, how journalists should write about mental health and people dealing with mental illnesses or PTSD from traumatic events, and secondly, how to take care of their mental health as they cover war, disaster, etc.
Both are important topics, and I would love for anyone, from professional journalists covering a war to a blogger writing about mental health or sharing a story of trauma, to consider them. Please consider how we cover trauma and mental health, and how we make sure to take care of ourselves in the process.
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