Sharing – 15 Books for Effectively Coping During COVID—Or Any Chaotic Time
It looks like my post last week about all of the mental health books being listed out on May 1 missed this list. This list is not exclusively books about mental health, but includes quite a few, and also lists … Continued
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Mental Health Month
Let’s talk about our hard times…it’s healing
Pandemic Guilt and What to Do with It: Move from Guilt to Gratitude then Pay it Forward
NSPCC urges parents to discuss online grooming with children as online usage increases
How Employers Can Support Employees Mental Health During the Pandemic
Strategies to Relieve COVID-19 Anxiety
How to Build a “Psychological First Aid Kit”
Keeping your kids safe online in the age of COVID: Usable tips for parents
Books, Books and More Books About Mental Health
May, of course, is Mental Health Month, and apparently, to celebrate, more than one website published a list of “best” mental health books on the 1st day of the month. So, in the interest of sharing good resources, and books, I thought I would share the two lists I saw:
21 Best Mental Health Books of All Time
21 Important Books That Address Mental Health Topics
I’ve read a couple of the books on the lists, but I’m not familiar with others at all, so if you have any opinions on any of the lists, the book on the lists, or book that you think should be on the lists, leave a comment and let us know!
Sharing – Disrupting Psychotherapy: it’s time to reimagine how we provide mental health services
I hope those who work in the field are thinking the way Aaron is: “Rather than seeing this as a stop-gap until psychotherapy can return to the status quo, therapists should instead see it as an opportunity to rethink the … Continued
New Database of Available Mental Health Services
The site is available here:
https://www.covidmentalhealthsupport.org/
It appears to be limited to the US, despite the fact that it lets you type in another country. I just showed no countries showing up in the list other than the US regardless of what I typed, but maybe at some point it will add more resources, or if you know of a similar resource in your country, feel free to drop a link in the comments.
Sharing – 13 suicide and crisis intervention hotlines to call or text when you need help
These are US-based, so those of you outside the US, please share your local numbers in the comments, but I wanted t bookmark it here for everyone’s reference. “If you or anyone you know is experiencing abuse, domestic violence, suicidal … Continued
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Linked: How to Cope with Losing Your Job A Psychologist’s Notes from Quarantine Don’t you dare give up Four Unusual Signs of Anxiety We’re All Doing This During the Pandemic “We are all riding on our own personal emotional roller … Continued
Sharing – Suicide prevention – Download Resources
Just wanted to share these resources with our UK readers. The site below has links to PDFs you can print out with emergency contact numbers and links to helplines, etc., a handful of links and resources specific to LGBT and … Continued
Sharing – I Write About Mental Illness Because People Tell Me I Shouldn’t
I think what Elizabeth writes in the post below is powerful, because the reasons to not talk about mental health issue can seem awfully attractive. “To be honest, I’m terrified to share this. But it needs to be shared. Many … Continued
Sharing – Why Nobody Talks about Dissociation
This is a post written back a few months ago, and it’s an interesting question, that I have some thoughts about. “Dissociation is a primary coping mechanism for children living in a scary world. It isn’t something that has to … Continued