“This is why we can’t have nice things. As millennials and teens turn more to social media and other online sources for validation and connectivity, they will find new forms of healing through these online interactions. Celebrities like Demi Lovato have endorsed this behavior, such as with her “Be Vocal: Speak Up For Mental Health”…
Good – When the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health was published last year, it signalled that a step change was needed to prevent mental health problems. A quarter of all responses to the consultation highlighted the importance of prevention alongside improving care and treatment services. For the first time, agencies have come together…
This is one powerful victim statement to the court. I think many survivors can identify with it, even as it may be difficult to read. Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale will spend at least another three years behind bars after admitting to sexually abusing more children. The 83-year-old man now has 161 convictions…
I saw this article and it reminded me that how any individual survivor decides to handle things, especially in regards to their ongoing relationship with family members, is really their decision. It may not be what I would choose, but it is up to each individual to choose what is the healthiest way forward for…
I would agree with this, and I was guilty of more than a couple of the things on this list before I got help. Learn from our mistakes. Are you guilty of any of them currently? As a man, I can tell you that talking about the topic of depression with other guys makes you…
This is why we need to not only talk about depression and mental health of adults, but maybe even more importantly, to talk about it with children. We have an opportunity to get involved and help young people to avoid self-destructive behaviors later in life, but too often, we don’t do it. “My parents and…
