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Link – Signs of Mental Struggle Get Missed Because of Stigma
I identify with what Laura is talking about in this article, especially on irritability being a sign of depression that we often miss. I am one of those people who gets really, really irritable when my depression is lurking around. I’m not exactly fun either – “Speaking personally (although I imagine others feel the same),…
Review: A Place For Paedophiles (2009, BBC)
Louis Theroux’s Documentary A Place For Paedophiles is a film made at Coalinga, a “halfway house†jail for Californian paedophiles who have served their primary sentences but who have been deemed unsafe for release back into society. Theroux wrote a companion article about the documentary on the BBC News website and you can read it…
Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 20 2022
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Sexual abuse survivors launch national day to encourage others to speak up– The Aussie only came forward when he read another man tell his own story. This is why we speak.
Link – Online course focuses on child sex abuse prevention
I thought this might be of interest to some of you. “A Ronkonkoma-based nonprofit on Monday announced that the group has launched a free online course that seeks to teach adults how to detect, report and, hopefully, prevent child sexual abuse.” As stated in the article, you do have to register with them, providing name,…
Two Reviews Elsewhere – Breaking Through Depression; The Balanced Brain
It might not seem like much, but the more we learn about depression, the more we might be able to do for more people. That’s why the article linked above gives me some hope. We need more information from research, from professionals, and from those with lived experience if we are going to make a dent in treating depression. Lives are at stake.
