News and media reviews for the Child Abuse Survivor community, from fellow survivors
This is an interesting question, should we treat childhood trauma as a public health crisis? “When public health officials get wind of an outbreak of Hepatitis A or influenza, they spring into action with public awareness campaigns, monitoring and outreach. … Continued
We’ve talked before about jails being a bad place to treat mental health issues, yet we see so many people ending up there because their conditions spiral without any proper treatment. We’re seeing the same thing with children in emergency … Continued
I enjoyed this article because it highlights not just how irresponsible some of the media reporting around health studies, specifically mental health studies is, but how it happens because, IMHO, people don’t actually understand statistics. Let me provide a completely … Continued
Nick’s entire article about the importance of not just the Movember movement, but a year-round refocus on mental health issues for men is spot on, but the numbers he quotes are what I want to focus on, because the math … Continued
This is something that we often miss, and prevents us from seeing depression in many people to begin with: “Part of the difficulty was that my friend’s symptoms were more about impatience, irritability, and anger than behaviors we typically associate … Continued
People who need help, and have actually gone looking for help are unable to get it because the UK just doesn’t have it available. “A Royal College of Psychiatrists survey of the experience of 500 diagnosed mental health patients found … Continued
I think Chris Brogan provides an interesting perspective on why we talk about depression. “I Want Depression to Be Seen as Normal Not “normal” like “hey, everything’s okay!” but more normal like “this is just a thing. Some people have it … Continued
I like the wording from the authors on this. The longer we go without doing much more than make some small changes to the way we view mental health issues across the world, the more we really are ignoring millions … Continued
This is the reality. Yes, raising awareness is a good thing. Letting people know they are not alone and eliminating stigma are great things. But…. Having mental health awareness means more people will be able to recognize signs of … Continued
The project is set to go live in 2019, and sounds like something you might want to take part in: The official launch date of The Mental Health Awareness Project is January 1, 2019. All mental health advocates are … Continued