Mental health apps have terrible privacy protections, report finds– When in-person therapy is so hard to find, this is very disappointing.
Women Who Have Had A Miscarriage Struggle With Grief On Mother’s Day
Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide, survey finds
I’ve linked to a number of recent articles about whether it’s appropriate to disclose a mental health struggle or not, and to whom. This podcast episode is a frank discussion about the plusses and real-life consequences of those decisions. If you’re thinking about “going public”, you owe it to yourself to consider the things these…
It’s easy to put depression into a box of symptoms, and though we as a society are constantly told mental illness comes in all shapes and sizes, we are stuck with a mental health stock image in our heads that many people don’t match. When we see depression and anxiety in adolescents, we see teens struggling to get…
I was more than a little shocked and saddened when I read the news in an email this week about the Louisiana chapter of Prevent Child Abuse shutting its doors. First and foremost, because, as the article gets into, the hard work of abuse prevention doesn’t seem to really move the needle when it comes…
This is reality, but she asks a good question: During my last annual physical, my mental health was addressed … to a degree. I was asked about my sleep habits, my relationship status and my alcohol intake. My appointment was with a doctor I’d never met, but I still I opened up about my ongoing…
3 people with serious mental illness share their pandemic journeys
Why So Many Long COVID Patients Are Having Suicidal Thoughts
Why Voices of Lived Experience are Vital to Mental Health Professionals
7 Children’s Books That Explain Tragedies, News, and Difficult Topics
Racial disparities in mental health care: An explainer and research roundup
