Headlines that Show Us How Bad our Mental Health Systems Are

Headlines that Show Us How Bad our Mental Health Systems Are

Both articles tell the stories of people who can’t get the mental healthcare they need, and both dig into some of the political decisions that have caused this. Both also demonstrate how complicated the issue is and how much damage is being done behind the scenes by some of the same leaders who claim to support mental health.

They don’t. There are a lot of political and industry leaders who benefit from the status quo. Many people are also left behind due to a lack of affordable care. Those patients, their families, loved ones, and society pay the price when mental healthcare is lacking. It doesn’t have to be this way. It will take more than words to fix it.

Shared Links (weekly) March 5, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) March 5, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) March 27, 2022

Shared Links (weekly) March 27, 2022

Australian “Boys Do Cry” Mental Health Campaign

Australian “Boys Do Cry” Mental Health Campaign

We haven’t been brought up to talk, especially when things are difficult. We’ve been encouraged to “man up” instead. I’m all for having strength, but not talking when it’s necessary is killing too many men for us to continue. That’s true everywhere, and even though I’m not in Australia, I know it’s true there as well. Let’s hope this resource reaches plenty of them.

Sharing – Happy childhood? That’s no guarantee for good mental health

Sharing – Happy childhood? That’s no guarantee for good mental health

This study out of Australia confirms something I’ve written about many times in regards to things like the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study: While the study reaffirmed that people who had adverse and unpredictable early life experiences had elevated symptoms of poor mental health (including depression and paranoia), it also found that children who grew…