Shared Links (bi-weekly) July 12, 2026
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Athlete A: What it Teaches Us… and Fails to Teach Us About Sexual Violence Against Children
‘Things will get better’: How talking about his mental health changed Jed’s life
Raising Awareness About Suicide Prevention
Suicide In The United States: Alarming Facts And Statistics
Suicide Awareness in the LGBTQIA+ Community
Podcasts About Mental Health
When Your Friend Has Schizophrenia
I do agree with this take away: “The takeaway from this small sample of research is to bust the myth that psychotherapy only treats “mild” mental illness. Or that it can’t be used until a person is “stabilized” on medications. The research data just don’t provide evidence to support these beliefs. None of this is…
This article explains a lot of the reasons why we should stop ignoring mental health as a workplace issue. If this pandemic, and movement for racial justice should remind all of us, work doesn’t happen in a vacuum apart from the rest of our lives, and world events. Yet, it also references mental health as…
There is some absolute truth in this statement- ““Mental illness will affect 1 in 4 of us during our lifetime and I guess now it’s my turn,” Stevens, who lives in the U.K., shared in a post on LinkedIn. “As I have worked in mental health services for 29 years, one would think I would be…
Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about mental health from online sources. I’ve also seen a lot of false information being shared as well. Some of it is from misunderstanding evidence, but most comes from someone with something to sell. There have been far too many people sharing quick “cures” and lifehacks that will treat depression and anxiety and heal us from trauma that have gone viral, and far fewer honest voices telling the truth about the solutions that are available to support mental health across society, and how complicated it can be when what the media says will work doesn’t work for an individual, because they are, in fact, an individual.
I think Chris Brogan provides an interesting perspective on why we talk about depression. “I Want Depression to Be Seen as Normal Not “normal” like “hey, everything’s okay!” but more normal like “this is just a thing. Some people have it AND they do other stuff.” I want companies and employees and customers and friends and…