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Sharing – The covid-19 pandemic has shocked the mental-health system out of complacency
And it’s about time. I think Jason’s opinion piece is interesting because the pandemic did create a sudden change, and an emergency situaton, so much so that insurance companies and mental health professionals have had to fly by the seat of their pants a bit. “A fundamental change is happening, and we should never turn…
Link – Stigma Can Be Fatal
I’m not going to quote from this post, because there’s just so much in it that you should read the whole thing, and because I couldn’t decide which part to quote. Chelise makes some strong points about how stigma gets in the way. How it creates a lack of research and funding into suicide prevention,…
Sharing – How the Stigma of Mental Illness Has Evolved Over Time
There is a whole world of people who aren’t looking at blogs like this one, or trying to talk about mental health on social media. Sure, there’s a lot of us who are, and I love supporting those folks by trying to share information, or just check in. But, that’s not going to change the stigma that exists in society until all of those other folks, actually come in contact with mental health struggles in real life. As long as that’s not happening, it’ll remain stigmatized, and “something that happens to other people”.
Sharing – How to find help with healing from childhood trauma
PBS not only did a report on childhood trauma they are also sharing some helpful information.
This might be worth bookmarking, or if you are currently dealing with children in trauma in your own family, you may find some resources that can help you today. So, I’m sharing and if you know someone in that situation, I’d ask that you share with them too.
Link – Last night’s Panorama on antidepressants was propaganda, not journalism
Not living in the UK, I haven’t seen this program, but I’ve seen a few people with similar reactions, and if this is what the BBC did, it’s dangerous. “Antidepressants -A prescription for murder? The title may be a question, but it is asking us to ponder a point that we have previously had no reason to…
Sharing – Children in mental distress denied NHS help until close to suicide
This statement by Dr. Heatley is shocking on it’s own, but it is a symptom of what happens when you simply don’t have the resources to provide mental health treatment. Dr Jonathan Heatley, a GP in West Sussex, said: “One way to get to the system very quickly is to attempt suicide.” “Mental health services…
