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Sharing – The Key to Facing Fears, Conquer One at a Time
I would say the same thing about healing from abuse. It often leaves us as adults with many, many fears. Break tasks down into small parts. Only tackle small fears one at a time. If the task is too big, it may be too daunting to tackle. Your confidence will grow stronger achieving some success…
Link – Delays in NHS mental health treatment ‘ruining lives’
People who need help, and have actually gone looking for help are unable to get it because the UK just doesn’t have it available. “A Royal College of Psychiatrists survey of the experience of 500 diagnosed mental health patients found that some had waited up to 13 years to get the treatment they needed.” 13…
Sharing – Mental Illness Costs Lives, But Not How You Probably Expect
This is an interesting finding, because it may be surprising, but it also makes a lot of sense. “On average Danes diagnosed with mental illness – a third of the population – live 10 years less than everyone else. In The Lancet, McGrath reveals the detail behind that figure. “All types of mental disorders had higher…
Link – With an epidemic of mental illness on the streets, counties struggle to spend huge cash reserves
I only have an eye roll for this: When California voters passed a tax on high-income residents in 2004, backers said it would make good on the state’s “failed promise” to help counties pay for the treatment of the mentally ill. After nearly 15 years, Proposition 63 — the Mental Health Services Act — has…
