• Mental Illness and Celebrity

    An interesting article went viral this week, comparing the media coverage, and public gawking at Amanda Bynes seemingly bizarre behavior, and Robin Williams suicide. A quote I want you to read from the piece: If it is indeed true that Amanda Bynes has both bipolar and schizophrenia, she faces an uphill battle. These are both…

  • This Week’s Links (weekly)

    Personal Experiences of Depression tags: CA Depression Breaking the Silence About Mental Health tags: CA Depression Watch for These Lesser-Known Depression Symptoms tags: CA Depression Why Depression and Sadness Are not the Same tags: CA Depression Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

  • Zelda Williams Speaking Out About Mental Health Stigma

    In the immediate aftermath of Robin Williams’ suicide, his daughter, Zelda, left Twitter and other social media platforms after hearing from the worst of humankind about her father’s mental health problems. Now she is back and speaking out in hopes of ending the sort of stigma that created those previous comments. So please, let’s help…

  • Two Channel 4 Programmes for CAS

    It’s been ten days since UK TV Channel 4 screened two programmes with abuse themes: their fictional flagship soap Hollyoaks screened the culmination of their second male rape storyline in the show’s history, which has recurred after 16 years, sadly second time around it wasn’t as effective. Later in the same week they redeemed this…

  • This Week’s Links (weekly)

    6 Lies Your Depression Wants You to Believe (& How to Not Fall Into the Trap) tags: CA Depression Sexual assault against males necessitates attention tags: CA ChildAbuse 40,000 suicides annually, yet America simply shrugs tags: CA Depression The Sexual Abuse of Boys Is Not About “Getting Lucky” and We Need to Stop Promoting This…

  • This Week’s Links (weekly)

    Choosing Life: Thoughts From A Survivor tags: CA Depression After Childhood Abuse, ‘Times’ Columnist Says He Chose Life Over Vengeance tags: CA ChildAbuse What does forgiveness have to do with healing? tags: CA ChildAbuse Akron teen overcomes sexual assault, builds tags: CA ChildAbuse Join us for the 4th Annual Blog Party: World Mental Health Day,…