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Sharing – Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close
It’s easy to talk about supporting mental health, but is it too much to ask that we fund the resources needed to provide that and allow them to exist in our neighborhoods?
Shared Links (weekly) July 10, 2022
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I Felt Alone Because My Depression Didn’t Look Like the Commercials
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What’s Wrong With Students? No—What’s Wrong With Us?– “Rather than blame students for a lack of well-being, colleges should consider institutional factors that contribute to the student mental health crisis.
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James Bay: ‘To be a man talking about mental health still doesn’t feel accepted’
Sharing – Adult Loneliness Is Linked to Childhood Trauma
I’ve felt this and I’ve talked about it many times before. Children forced to deal with a lot of trauma do that instead of learning about our place in the world, and in respect to other people. So would this be any surprise?
Link – Mental illness crisis: Overhaul in the works
At least Oregon is acknowledging the problem and working to find ways to change it. “Oregon’s pattern of cycling homeless mentally ill people through county jails and the state psychiatric hospital is expensive and ineffective. “ Not everything in the article is going to necessarily be adopted, or work if it is, but I’m glad…
Have We Overlooked Men When Talking About Body Shaming?
I’ve been lucky enough to see a couple of men talk about eating disorders, and body image, but I’ll be the first to admit, if you asked me, based on what I see and hear, if these were mostly women’s issues, I’d probably say yes. But that’s wrong. These are very much men’s issues and trans issues as well. We make jokes about dad bods and assume it’s no big deal because it’s men, and they don’t have the same problems, and hang ups, but we do. There are far more people in the world struggling with their body, and disordered eating, who aren’t included in the conversation because we assume it’s a young women’s issue.
