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Sharing – Mental health for all?
ByMikeM November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Commission report is, obviously, based on what was found in the UK. I have little doubt that similar realities exist in just about every country. And, just about every country can look not just at this overview, but also some of the more detailed information and recommendations from the PDF and find relevant information.

To be honest, this overview sounds a lot like what I’ve read from various sources about the US system as well, and it’s about time we started thinking about what support for mental health looks like in our own communities.

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Sharing – The Benefits of Having Positive Social Interactions
ByMikeM November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

I can’t remember the last time I had many of those little incidental interactions. Once upon a time they were frequent, multiple times a day. Now?

Yeah, not as much. which is why we need to try and create some of these interactions, even if they can’t always be in person. A few texts back and forth, a quick call, a chat with coworkers on our messaging platform, laughter with the people you do see, etc.

I miss the interactions I used to have, there’s no doubt about that, but I am trying, not always successfully, to make sure I still manage to create some. I know how vital that connectedness is for my own mental health.

I also know I’m not alone in that.

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Sharing – Abuse of male child not a myth: 17 per cent child sexual abuse cases from Kerala pertain to boys
ByMikeM November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I share this article not to pick on India, or Kerala, but because that number, 17 percent, means there are a lot of male victims out there. If we assume, and I know we can, that only a small percentage of victims ever report, that’s a whole lot of victims, who may believe that, because of their gender, they cannot possibly be victims.

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Sharing – Every Mind Matters
ByMikeM November 9, 2020November 8, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

This is a resource put together specifically by the NHS for people to help deal with the COVID-19 lockdown, but I think quite a few of the articles and informational guides would be helpful for anyone this year. It’s all about looking after your mental health under trying circumstances, so even if you live in…

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Sharing – Here’s How the Media Turns Research Into Misleading Clickbait
ByMikeM November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I have written about this myself, the article headlines are always going to put this in a way that makes you want to click and read it, even when the effect is super small, and even more so when it’s a hot-button issues like social media. “Whenever we learn that something has an effect, it’s…

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Sharing – Why Everyone Is Listening to “Mental Health Playlists” This Year
ByMikeM November 6, 2020November 5, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

Hmm, do you have a mental health playlist? After reading the article below I’m going to have to go see what Spotify thinks makes for a Wellness playlist for me looks like. It may not look exactly like the one in the article below, or what many other folks would put on their’s because well,…

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