News and media reviews for the Child Abuse Survivor community, from fellow survivors
Facing Mental Health Stigma What Is It Really Like to Stay at a Psychiatric Hospital?t American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Invests $6.2M in Scientific Research to Prevent Tenth Leading Cause of Death How to Manage Your Mental Illness at Work … Continued
What to Watch Out for And How You Can Help College Kids With Depression Symptoms A male adult survivor of child sexual abuse speaks out: How silencing feeds the cycle of trauma – Firstpost When Was The Last Time You … Continued
Let’s hope this gets approved quickly, and makes it possible to have an easy to remember number for anyone to reach out during a crisis quickly. The need has already been demonstrated with the current number: Once implemented, people … Continued
We know we have more people dealing with depression and anxiety than we have resources to help. We also know that being “connected” is a huge part of suicide prevention and can even help with anxiety and mild depression. Why … Continued
This look from the Guardian at SHOUT, a text service based in the UK should help you get a feel for what they are doing: “We hear from hundreds of people across the UK each day who are vulnerable and … Continued
Why Asking For Help With Our Mental Health Isn’t A Sign Of Weakness. Suicide Rates Are the Highest They’ve Been Since WWII Boys and Sexual Abuse: The Untold Stories of Trauma How Writing About Mental Health Makes a Difference U.S. … Continued
First off, if prison guards and officials don’t know enough to make sure people who need medication are able to take it, we need to correct that. That is just abject failure to be human. But we also need to … Continued
This seems like an interesting resource to keep handy. The website NowMattersNow.org, an immediate and accessible resource for people experiencing suicidal thoughts created by a UW psychologist, has been found to significantly reduce the intensity of negative emotions in under … Continued
It’s important to note that we cannot know for sure that there is a causal relationship between these two events, and the NIMH admits that as well, but that is in part due to the fact that we never really … Continued
I can’t add much to this, if you’ve been around here, you know I truly believe this: “Yet many of us are afraid to do the wrong thing. In fact, you don’t have to be a trained professional to help, … Continued