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I think this is true, and I think this has become something that we can see online in a great many ways. Every time, for example, I tweet a link or share a story, I see those likes and retweets as people just wanting someone else to know. “Every time I do a media interview…
Sharing – 6 Things People Actually Need To Improve Their Mental Health Right Now
It’s all well and good to suggest someone take a mental health day, or maybe a spa day to relax and recharge. No one has a solution for doing that when you don’t get paid sick leave, or struggle to find childcare. It’s easy to suggest time in nature to people who live in a high-rise Section 8 building barely scraping by, or suggest that kids should get help when budgets for in-school mental health programs are being cut.
Suggesting it isn’t going to make it possible. We have a massive problem with access to any kind of mental health care. If we don’t figure that out, the rest of this doesn’t make any sense.
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Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 5, 2021
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Trauma, trust and triumph: psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk on how to recover from our deepest pain
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TikTok inspired brothers start website to help teens mental health
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How to Cope With Social Anxiety Worsened by the Pandemic and Holidays
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Mental Health Tips: 50 of Our All-Time Best Mental Health Tips to Help You Feel a Little Bit Better
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We are failing people with severe mental illness. What can we do?
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7 Black Mental Health Pages To Follow On InStagram To Get Your Mind Right
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