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What I’m really thinking: the online child abuse detective tags: CA ChildAbuse The Child Is Always the Victim – Yes, Even If He’s a Boy – tags: CA ChildAbuse Child abuse is a men’s health issue tags: CA ChildAbuse Elizabeth Smart: Cultural Obsession With Purity Makes Rape Victims Feel “Worthless” tags: CA ChildAbuse Is Depression…
Link – 10 Staggering Stats That Prove Mental Illness Affects Everyone
“A mental health condition isn’t a singular problem that one person experiences. A loss in earnings due to a mental health disorder can impact a spouse. Death by suicide related to mental illness can devastate a family. Mental health disorders have a ripple effect on the individual and their loved ones, coworkers or even an…
Trauma and the Brain – Video
My wife had the opportunity to attend some training on being trauma-informed at the university where she works. As part of the training, they shared this video about the effects trauma can have on the brain. She shared it with me and now I’m sharing it with you because I think it’s really important to understand this if you’ve experienced trauma or know someone who has. (Which is really just another way of saying, everyone.)
Link – How To Bring A Casserole To The Psych Ward: And Other Ways To Serve Church Members Who Have Mental Illness
Obviously, from the title, this article was written to the church, but I honestly think the same advice applies to anyone who is dealing with mental health struggles and how any of us can be supportive of them. Amy Simpson, author of the book Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and The Church’s Mission, coined the term…
Reading – Overcoming Incest: 7 Steps for Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse
Aside from the advice for healing, the facts around incest will blow you away: Incest is defined as sexual contact between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal, such as in the case of parents and children, first cousins, and siblings. Incest usually takes the form of an older family member…
