“A new study published in the International Journal of Health Services only further corroborates this fact. Researchers found that black and Hispanic young people were less able to get mental health services than white children and young adults. This happens despite the fact that rates of mental illness are generally consistent across all ethnicities, Kaiser Health…
“Thousands of Australian men have joined a viral selfie campaign to promote open conversations about suicide and mental health. The #ItsOkayToTalk campaign has gathered momentum globally after UK rugby player Luke Ambler posted a selfie that encouraged his friends and teammates to start opening up. Mr Ambler started the campaign after the sudden death of…
Christopher Anderson is the executive director of a national organization called MaleSurvior – an organization dedicated to assisting and advocating for men who have suffered some form of sexual abuse. This is an interview for WOUB with Christopher. If you want to know more about the organization or about male abuse victims, take a listen!…
Two things from this article I wanted to comment on: People always ask me what I think should have happened to Youssefi. Years in prison? Intensive counseling? Even after all my reporting, I’m still not sure. But I do know one thing: When Dodd told her school counselor about Youssefi, I hadn’t started taking gymnastics…
If you needed any proof that therapy can change lives, here it is. Humans of New York shared an anonymous story on Monday of a man who served in Afghanistan and has since been diagnosed with PTSD as part of a recently-launched series focusing on veterans who have returned home from deployment. The man’s account…
“To that end I have come up with this handy little list. Because I’ve found that, sometimes, depression can suck the sexy right out of you, which can lead you even further into depression. Here are 5 ways to find your sex positive state of mind when you’re struggling with depression.” This is an interesting…
