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Link – We need a sponsorship model for mental health
Could the model in use for years for substance abuse treatment through AA and NA work for mental health? The article below lays out some of the challenges, and they are real, though many of the concerns also exist in AA as well. (What to do if you and your sponsor are both backsliding, for…
Happiness Lab on How to Make Friends and Compliment People
Over the weekend I listened to this episode of the Happiness Lab podcast and I wanted to share it because I think Dr. Santos and her guests hit on some pretty interesting topics. Specifically, I felt like this was some more scientific evidence for how small actions, like compliments, can create a connection between people and make both the giver and the receiver, happier.
Sharing – Listening to Survivors: What Our Survey Is Telling Us
As a survivor of childhood abuse, I don’t know if these being in place would have changed whether I reported it. For many of us, where abuse happens within the family, that’s a very complex question. What I do know is that those three things did not appear to exist, and that guaranteed I would not tell anyone about it until I was an adult, let alone report it.
Link – Online CBT Shown To Be Effective Even for Severe Depression
This is good news, We have a massive shortage in terms of resources available to those who need them. If we can find something like apps that can assist those who are waiting for treatment, or as a supplement to treatment, all the better. This study seems to show that they might just be effective…
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…
