Shared Links (weekly) Dec 15, 2024
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Sharing – Adolescents with mental health conditions show different social media habits
The point I want to make is not that social media is perfectly safe. I want us to understand that it is nuanced, and the impact on any one kid is undetermined. We know that kids with strong connections are safer and have better mental health. Instead of assuming that we’ve solved the youth mental health issue by blocking social media, let’s make sure our kids have the kind of community that helps rather than harms their mental health.
Link – Why I’m Scared to Not Talk About Suicide
I’m not scared either, to admit that I have attempted suicide, that I spent years dealing with depression and destructive mental health issues. Because there are too many people dying. No. I’m not scared to talk about suicide — I’m scared to stay silent. Silence is what fuels my depression. Silence turns thoughts into obsessions…
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…
Sharing – 5 Tiktok Accounts For Your Mental Health
I joined TikTok with similar thoughts to what I do on other social platforms as well. But, it turns out creating video content is a little harder for me, so it hasn’t been as active as I’d like it to be. Maybe I just need to follow this advice, find helpful and insightful content and let myself be inspired by it?
Check out the ones they suggest, and let us know if you have any favorite TikTok accounts related to mental health that you’d recommend?
Learn How to Be There
I found out about this online training recently and wanted to share it:
Learn to support someone struggling with their mental health through this online course created by Jack.org in partnership with Born This Way Foundation.
You can sign up on the website below and let us know what you think about it.
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Depression Influencers: The Top 10 You Should Know Why we still need to hear survivor stories Mental Health Awareness Is On The Rise, But Access To Professionals Remains Dismal As Suicides Rise, Insurers Find Ways to Deny Mental Health Care – A lengthy read, but important to understand where we are, and how we got…
