Like most things, your zip code will determine whether you can get mental health treatment for your children: Nationwide, 70 percent of counties had no child psychiatrists, and children were less likely to have access to professional mental health services if they lived in counties with lower income and education levels. Six states — Idaho,…
Breaking the cycle of adverse childhood experiences and the culture of silence Is the Answer to All Our Stress and Illness More Kindness? – Maybe not all, but it wouldn’t hurt us. What Helps When You’re Suicidal – From Those Who Have Been There For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save…
Read the whole thing, because there’s a lot to consider but I really wanted to highlght these two paragraphs. Sometimes, people who aren’t familiar with caring for teenagers at risk of suicide worry that there is nothing they can do to help if a teen is determined to die. Resoundingly, teenagers expressed just the opposite….
Sharon says a lot of really helpful things in the article below, but one that really struck a chord with me and my experience was in this paragraph: There is no right way to deal with a toxic family member. Only you can decide how much contact is right for you. And you will…
This is some interesting reading from Susannah Cahalan related to the closing of mental hospitals in the US. I already knew from my own reading that the closing, while supposedly meant to help patients who were being mistreated in some of those hospitals, created a much worse problem because they were released to be treated…
Three Ways Childhood Trauma Affects Adulthood Did You Know? What We’ve Learned from the International Summit on Suicide Research! You Don’t Have to Go It Alone: Finding Support When You’re Depressed Psychiatric Bed Shortage Grows While Americans Suffer Here’s what therapy is and how it works, from intake to sessions My Experience With Crisis Services…
