Shared Links (weekly) Dec 15, 2024
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I was going to share this article without comment, but I also realized that I really, really, want you to read Johnnie’s last two paragraphs, because this is vital: “I believe today, there are many among us who have recovered from mental health issues and yet no one knows their story. We all want to…
Link – No hugging: are we living through a crisis of touch?
This is something many of us in the child abuse survivor community have known about for awhile. Society as a whole seems to be having a similar problem. “Of course we are moving away from touch!” exclaims Francis McGlone, a professor in neuroscience at Liverpool John Moores university and a leader in the field of…
MHA Launches New Toolkit to Support Student Mental Health
For those of you with kids, or who work in education, I thought this recent announcement might interest you: Today, MHA launches our annual Back to School Toolkit to give parents, teachers, and school personnel the tools and resources they need to support their children’s mental health. You can register and download the toolkit at…
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4 Lessons In Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Breaking the Stigma Together with Best-in-Class Resources Oregon Allowing Students to Take ‘Mental Health Days’ Could Benefit Them in College, Experts Say Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse Campaigner for child sexual abuse victims to be honoured The Ticking Time Bomb of Unprocessed Trauma Employers…
Link – The Stigma of Mental Illness in Rural America
I can’t say for myself that this has been an issue, but I have lived in very large cities for most of my life. “Your neighbors don’t have a clue in a city if you’re going to go get some help. But everybody [in a small town] will know if your pickup truck is parked…
Sharing – Why telehealth for mental health care is working
It’s all about flexibility. As the article below points out, online appointments don’t work for everyone. They do require a stable and fast internet connection for video, and not everyone has that.
On the other hand, they also point out that not everyone has transportation to a therapist’s office, time away from work to regular travel to appointments, or the ability to get the whole family, for example, transportation to the same location.
For those folks, the switch to Telehealth that the pandemic thrust upon all of us is proving to be a godsend because they have something that was inaccessible to them previously. Even as others need a place to meet with a therapist, or simply connect better in person.
