Shared Links (weekly) Mar. 30, 2025
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Sharing – Mentally ill children in Louisiana do not receive adequate services through Medicaid, lawsuit says
It’s a difficult question. Yes, the medicaid program requires there to be mental health programs in place, especially for kids, so that calling 911 isn’t the only option. But how can you develop that kind of program when this is also true? A shortage of doctors in the state has meant long wait times that…
Link – Books for Partners: PTSD, Abuse, Dissociative Disorders, DID, BPD and more.
This is a pretty good list of books that may be helpful for partners, parents, and even children with parents dealing with trauma. Take a look, and if you’ve read any of the books on the list, and want to recommend it, feel free to leave a review here! http://traumadissociation.com/books-partners-family-ptsd-dissociative-abuse.html
What is Sextortion and Why Are Kids Getting Caught Up in This?
We know where the story goes from there, but if you have kids who spend any time online, you may want to give it a read and dig deeper into some of the linked resources they’ve created for parents. There’s some good information about what to look for and how to teach kids to be more aware.
Don’t just assume this won’t happen to your kid.
Links I’m Sharing (weekly) Aug 9, 2020
10 Simple Ways to Love Yourself a Little More Each Day
Can Childhood Trauma Make the Body and Brain Age Faster?
6 Ways to Survive Survivor Guilt |
Mental Health in the Digital Realm
Childhood Trauma: Types, Causes, Signs, and Treatments
Self-Care Sounds Simple, So Why Is It So Hard to Practice?
Study Confirms Asking Directly About Suicide Doesn’t Cause More Harm
What People Want to Hear When They’re Struggling
Stopping the Cycle of Trauma: Parents Need Help for Trauma Too
Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived experience – ABC News
– Good, it’s not often that we think about how our sites work for those with disabilities, I’m glad there are folks working to be more inclusive.
How to Ask if Everything Is OK When It’s Clearly Not
4 Reasons Taking Things Personally Prevents Healing
No, kids don’t get over it without help
 The truth is that abuse victims can be resilient, but generally not on their own. We also know that it doesn’t end there.Â
Sharing – Who Gets to Be Mentally Ill?
So, someone like me, a middle-aged, professional, white male, can talk about struggling and get encouragement, pointed to good resources that are affordable for me, and there’s hope that I’ll get better. Someone living near poverty will say the same thing, and we start looking at whether they should have their kids removed from the home or how we can keep them away from a “safe” society.
It gets worse if they are not white and/or have a more serious mental health issue.
That’s not right. Everyone deserves quality mental health care. We shouldn’t divide who gets the care and who doesn’t based on what kind of mental health issue they have or who they are. That’s no way to solve this issue.
