World Suicide Prevention Day

Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day: That’s why on World Suicide Prevention Day we have to speak up, to tell our stories and reach out to those who are isolated. If you’ve been sort of thinking about it, read this first. If you feel an imminent urge to kill yourself, call 911 and go…

Code Amber Displaced by Hurricane Gustav

http://codeamber.org/index-1.php?nl0902 On Sunday, August 31, we were forced to evacuate our Louisiana offices and move operations to a hotel on the panhandle of Florida. Some of you may remember our evacuation from Hurricane Katrina three years ago at which time we were in Florida for over two weeks. We probably will be able to return…

Psych Central Turns 13

Congrats to John Grohol and the rest of the folks over at Psych Central on 13 years of providing good mental health information online. I’ve been a fan of that site for many years, and now is an opportune time to thank them for their work! There is a whole lot of great stuff over…

Hugh Laurie Talks about his Battle with Depression

Many Survivors of abuse struggle with depression for years. I hope by highlighting some information about the disease and those who suffer from it, you’ll take away some hope. It is no question that the doctor Hugh Laurie plays on the medical drama House is almost always dark and brooding (despite, of course, the constant…