News and media reviews for the Child Abuse Survivor community, from fellow survivors
Louisiana to spend $500K to keep suicide prevention hotline runni Childhood abuse increases risk of adult suicide, finds research Don’t Say Things that Make Depression Worse for a Loved One Bucks County aims to train 25,000 to prevent child abus … Continued
Relationship Experts Weigh in on the Right Time to Discuss Your Mental Health With Your Partner A Call to Action: We Must Strengthen America’s Mental Health Workforce On Being a Friend: Seeing Someone with Depression — and Seeing Myself Getting … Continued
Before you go judging your friends and/or family for not reacting to you the way you want them to, it might make sense to think of this little snippet from Laura Barton’s article (link below): “Then a few years ago, another … Continued
Peer Support: A Model for People Helping People Heal Website Helps College Students Deal with Mental Health Issues Childhood emotional neglect, the long-lasting impact of what wasn’t there. How Talking About Suicide Can Give People Something to Live For Child … Continued
Could the model in use for years for substance abuse treatment through AA and NA work for mental health? The article below lays out some of the challenges, and they are real, though many of the concerns also exist in … Continued
The fact that life expectancy is on the decline, in a time when technology and health care continues to find new ways to keep people alive, is shocking. So shocking in fact that right now we are looking at being … Continued
I’ve seen and experienced the things Laura talks about in the first paragraph, but don’t really recall anyone giving me odd looks. “I see unspoken mental health stigma primarily as people’s behaviors toward those with mental illness. While many wouldn’t … Continued
The study was of young people, but would it be any different for other groups? “New research released by the mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, reveals that when asked, 75% of 16-24-year-olds in the East of England would … Continued
I don’t see the issue either. “Coping methods are personal choices, so I’m going to come out and say it: people need to stop criticizing others for how they cope with mental illness. As long as the coping methods aren’t … 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