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Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 2, 2025
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Sharing – We Need More Comprehensive Suicide Prevention
I, obviously, agree. Awareness is great. Ending stigma, and having a crisis resource is great. It’s also not enough. What are we doing after the immediate crisis to prevent the next one, or to provide treatment and resources for all of the people who aren’t getting any now? What are we doing to accommodate people in the workplace who need to see a therapist on the regular, or need to be medicated and have some accommodation made? What are insurance companies doing to make sure mental health coverage is on par with physical health coverage, and who is enforcing the law when it isn’t? What are we doing to support families and loved ones who are doing their best to support people dealing with mental health issues?
As long as there are still so many not getting the help they need, the obvious answer to all of these questions is, not enough.
Sharing – Mental health too costly for too many
A problem that we often read about in the US, is also a problem in Canada, because while public health care is available for Canadians, that doesn’t include mental health services that would help avoid problems later on. In 2018, the Canadian Mental Health Association published a paper calling on the federal government to publicly…
Link – Pathologizing the President Reinforces Mental Illness Stigma
I have to agree with George here. No matter what you may think of the President, making mental health diagnosis from media appearances and tweets is both dangerous, and demeaning to the many, many people dealing with mental health issues and still functioning well in their jobs. “Duty to Warn” has signatures of 60,000 mental…
Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 22, 2023
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Embracing the Magic of Micro-Moments of Connection: Nurturing Relationships
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Social Connections And Senior Health: The Importance Of Friendship
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How stress weathers our bodies, causing illness and premature aging
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Building Connections: How Relationships and Time with Peers Can Improve Mental Health
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The Power of Sharing: How Personal Stories Can Inspire Mental Health Recovery
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Sharing – Suicide rate keeps rising among young Americans
The increase is startling. “In actual numbers, the suicide rate among 10- to 24-year-olds jumped from about 7 per 100,000 in 2007 to nearly 11 per 100,000 in 2018, according to the National Vital Statistics Report published Sept. 11.” Note that this is all pre-2020, so we can’t blame this on pandemic, or anything else…
