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The documentary will air on PBS in April. Obviously, it will be focused on Los Angeles, a place where this problem is especially acute, but one that we might see play out, at a smaller scale, anywhere. It’s an important topic that people still don’t quite get until it’s someone in their family, or that…
Link – Toilet Paper People: Cherry Tigris in Nashville on March 24th
If you’re familiar with the book “Toilet Paper People”, or live in Nashville, check this out. Cherry is putting on an event to help young people with PTSD find their own creative voice in the same way that she has found hers. If you aren’t in Nashville and want to help, you can also purchase…
Link – Depression not a single disease: experts
They may be on to something – “A group of international psychologists have challenged the classification of ‘major depression’ and argue it would be better managed if it was broken down into 12 separate disorders. “We argue that depression is not a single disease, it is a heterogeneous syndrome, with patients differing remarkably in symptom…
Large Scale Paedophile Ring Uncovered and Broken Up
News wires in general have reported on the tracking and break-up of a worldwide paedophile ring that peaked at 70,000 members sharing child sexual abuse images involving a minimum of 230 boys. You can read the story at the BBC here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12762333 and the link in the centre of the story reports on the first…
Link – Teen Angst Stereotype Prevented Me From Recognizing My Mental Illness
I find Erin’s story interesting because I think it is easy to look at a teenager, especially one who’s not exhibiting the signs we saw on the TV news story about teenagers and drugs/depression, and assume “it’s just a phase”. It might not be: “I clung to the idea that mental illness came for other…
