Similar Posts
Sharing – Why Deprivation May Be More Damaging Than Trauma in Childhood
Why would a kid growing up in poverty, without enough food, and without the social support to succeed in school, feel any different about themselves as they enter adulthood? There’s a connection there; good mental health is hard to find when the entire world tells you you’re less-than.Â
Maybe we should stop viewing anyone as less-than and fight to make sure no kids go without.Â
Sharing – The broken pipeline of mental healthcare for LGBTQ teenagers
We talk a lot as a society about youth mental health, but our actions speak much louder, and the message they send is that we only really care about the mental health care of certain kids. Because if we cared about the mental health of all kids, we’d make different choices about making healthcare available and eliminating the actions that harm teens’ mental health.Â
Link – It’s time to approach mental health like a human
I just wrote yesterday about the need to take small steps, and build confidence in healing. Today, I found this post and I think Mark puts a great spin on the same thing: You probably approach physical fitness like a human. If you want to build strength, you lift heavy things that make you feel…
Link – ‘Teachable moments’: How to talk to kids about sexual abuse
This is a really interesting comparison: “Jennifer Alvaro has never met anyone who’s had to escape a burning school building. But as a parent, she’s grateful students are taught about fire safety and how to react in the event of a fire. She does, however, know thousands of people who have either been sexually abused…
