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Telltale Signs It’s Time to Treat Your Depression | World of Psychology tags: CA Depression Why Getting Good Mental Health Treatment is Complicated tags: CA Depression Mental health workers must collaborate with trauma survivors tags: CA ChildAbuse Secret sorrows tags: CA Depression Talk the Talk: 10 Tips for Starting Therapy | World of Psychology tags:…
Guardian Style Guide Adjustment Discusses Child Abuse Images
The Guardian has published an interesting article about why it’s dropping the terms “child porn” or “child pornography” from its style guide. It’s a timely article considering that there always seems to be some kind of loaded language game going on when discussing child abuse survivors. For example we have some journalists reporting on “coming…
Link – Wilson: We need more than thoughts and prayers for mental health Â
This is specific to Calgary and to trying to get more resources available there, but it could be said about any place in the world: “Depression is common among those who die by their own hand, but other issues — like marital breakdown, a setback in finances, failing health, or a distinct lack of social…
What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly)
Germanwings coverage is a kick in the teeth for mental health sufferers tags: CA Depression 5 Ways to Love Your Depressed Friend tags: Depression CA Why I am not brave to talk about depression tags: CA Depression Developing Hope in PTSD Recovery tags: CA ChildAbuse 6 Reasons Why Sexual Predators Target Churches tags: CA ChildAbuse…
Link – 5 Things To Do If Your Partner Discloses He/She Was Sexually Abused As A Child
“You may have just been told by your partner that he or she was sexually abused in childhood. You may have been suspecting this for a while. The world, as you know it, is reeling, and worse, you may know, and even like, the perpetrator, if it was a family member. Remember that you must…
Link – 5 Ways You May Be Perpetuating Mental Health Stigma Without Knowing It
Some of these things are so common that I think many of us probably say and hear them without even thinking about how they would sound to someone who is struggling with a mental health issue, going to therapy, or taking medication. We should think about that more often, because remember, statistically speaking, there are…
