Shared Links (weekly) Feb 8, 2026
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Link – After daughter’s suicide, grieving parents denounce gaps in access to mental health care
This story is an example of a whole bunch of things that are lacking. Was it the insurance company’s inability to provide more intense treatment options at fault? Was the lack of providers to provide that treatment without long wait times? Was it the 55% of mental health providers who’ve given up on dealing with…
Shared Links (weekly) August 29, 2021
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11 Tips to Get Ready for National Suicide Prevention Week/World Suicide Prevention Day
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Opinion | This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma
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More Americans Would Like Mental Health Support But Can’t Afford It
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Shift Self-Talk: Don’t Listen to What Anxiety Says About You
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Men, self-care is not emasculating. Protect your mental health to protect your family
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The Trauma Of Rape Affects Recall. Could Training Police On This Help?
– This could help with children who’ve been sexually abused as well.
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Sharing – Friendship and mental health
What I appreciate most is that in putting this together, they recognize the importance of support and connection from the people in our lives every day instead of just telling people to go to therapy and not worry about the strength of their relationships. We’ve spent far too long avoiding talking directly about mental health because even saying you have a therapist is considered taboo.Â
Sharing – NEW Rural Mental Wellness Toolkit
We know from previous posts that there are places in the US and Canada, where there simply aren’t any mental health resources. Rural areas show up in that list often, so I am glad to share this resource:
Sharing – It’s Also Okay Not to Talk About Your Mental Health
As I said earlier, we don’t live in an ideal world where everyone has an open mind and is comfortable having conversations about mental health and trauma. We have to make choices. For some, there are serious consequences to being identified as someone with mental health struggles in their professional lives. Others aren’t safe enough to talk about the trauma they are currently dealing with. We all make choices when dealing with different people around us, who we know are safe, versus those we don’t feel safe with.Â
Your choices are valid. They don’t have to be the same as mine because your life isn’t mine. All I ask is that you be thoughtful about your choices so you don’t find yourself in an unsafe situation. That’s all we can expect of anyone, no matter how much we want to see and hear more voices talking about mental health in the world.Â
