They should know, right? “The Crisis Text Line analyzed 75 million texts to pinpoint the best way to ask if someone’s suicidal” First off, asking is not going to make someone who isn’t suddenly feel like maybe they want to be. That being said, there are better ways than others to be supportive and express…
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…
I identify with what Laura is talking about in this article, especially on irritability being a sign of depression that we often miss. I am one of those people who gets really, really irritable when my depression is lurking around. I’m not exactly fun either – “Speaking personally (although I imagine others feel the same),…
This is, sadly, not something we’ve figured out yet. We’ve seen the same thing happening again and again. Someone with some fame, or success in sports, who can promise success for our kids, comes along, and we forget everything we know about the risks. We also fail to understand that a predator is not going…
Actually, this post by Ashley Peterson isn’t so much a review, as a synopsis of the thoughts of author Patrick Corrigan is his book The Stigma Effect: Unintended Consequences of Mental Health Campaigns. I found it interesting that he shows in this book how many of the things we do to raise awareness of mental…
This is such an important thing to remember when you are reading social media, blog posts, articles, etc. “But depression, despite the fact that it is known by that single label, represents a broad constellation of symptoms. Some people might be anxious and angry while others find themselves withdrawing from society or unable to make…
