Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 04, 2026
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When mental health emergencies end in fatal police encounters
How You Can Use Mindfulness to Guide Neuroplasticity to Improve Brain and Mental Health
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
Why hope is essential, not a luxury
Budget-Friendly Ways To Get Support For Your Mental Health
The impacts of this lack of media literacy can be found in some of the mental health struggles we have across society, with anxiety, stress, burnout, etc. We’re overwhelmed by information with no tools to manage it effectively. We don’t know what’s true, so we keep scrolling for answers that aren’t coming.
First of all, go read the article. There’s a lot to think about in terms of the lack of resources, despite the fact that college students probably have many more resources than other adults do. Still, not getting help during this time leads to adults who still need help, or are further impacted than they…
This is something that I do believe could be massively helpful right now, and in the future. “To address this urgent patient need, Mayo Clinic has launched an online resource, Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach, so children and teens can work through treatment resources at home. The website contains two separate programs: Anxiety Coach to assist children…
I would say the same thing about mental health, and child abuse survivors. It may not be easy to talk about, but until it is normal to do so, there will always be stigma around it. We talked and talked. Part of me silently whined and resented the conversation but a much bigger part of…