Shared Links (weekly) June 22, 2025
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Sharing – Nicole Phelps on Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’ depression
I was so glad to see that Nicole is seeing her own therapist and developing her own support, and that the article refers to her own trauma. It is trauma to deal with the possibility that your loved one will not be here anymore because of what their own depression is doing to them. We should take that very seriously, and act accordingly.
Link – Talking About Mental Health Should Start Early
Yes it should, I don’t know how many studies we need, or why we even need studies to show us, that getting to a mental health condition early is always better than later! The message I try to leave with teens is that they are not alone. Millions of people around the world live with…
Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 18, 2020
When mental health emergencies end in fatal police encounters
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How to Help a Suicidal Friend
Crisis Services & People of Color — We Can Do Better: Interview with Vic Armstrong
These apps make mental health easier for people in the margins
What We Know About LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
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Budget-Friendly Ways To Get Support For Your Mental Health
Sharing – Opinion | Why Are Young Americans Killing Themselves?
Dr. Friedman has some suggestions. Some may work, others may not, but his last sentence is the one that needs to jump out at you: “Every day, 16 young people die from suicide. What are we waiting for?” We are losing not only young people, but people of all ages, races, genders, income levels, etc….
Sharing – Belief in a Fair Economy Linked to Greater Mental Health Stigma, Study Finds
This makes sense. If you believe that society is ultimately fair, then poverty is a personal shortcoming rather than a failure of the system. If being poor is a personal shortcoming, the mental health impacts of living in poverty must also be your own responsibility to be dealt with, not a source of sympathy.Â
