Links I’m Sharing (weekly)

Links I’m Sharing (weekly)

Trauma Survivors Triggered By The Pandemic Have Options, Experts Say Del. teachers get training on how to spot child abuse virtually Documentary | REWIND: Family’s Secret Cycle of Child Abuse May 11 Lorenzo Lewis Is Helping Men of Color Talk About Mental Health—Through Their Barbers What to Expect When Calling a Mental Health Hotline Maintaining…

Link – Tumblr users are turning to this app to resist the urge to self-harm

Link – Tumblr users are turning to this app to resist the urge to self-harm

I’m never sure about any app, but this sounds promising: For many Tumblr users who’ve downloaded the app, it works. “I feel very safe using [Calm Harm],” says icantaffordadiary, who points to its cutesy interface as less intimidating than a professional-looking app. The Tumblr user tells The Verge that the app has been effective for…

Link – Depression Analogy Description, What Is Depression Like

I find it to be pretty accurate as well. How about you? “”You don’t know why, but now everything you eat tastes like mashed potatoes and nothing you eat is satisfying,” it reads. “You keep eating because you must eat to live, but the effort that it takes to prepare food is taxing and there…

Link – ‘I just feel less alone’: how Tumblr became a source for mental health care

Social media sites like Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. get a lot of bad publicity when it comes to mental health. That’s understandable, because too many people who are vulnerable to bad ideas, use them to feel bad about themselves, or interact with people who hurt them. Social networks are made of people at the end…

Reading – Tumblr Is Becoming A Resource For Teen Suicide Prevention

Good for them for trying to make a positive difference in place of the mess that many social networks become for teens. Personally, I find Tumblr to be a scary place when you consider the idea of suicide contagion, and how having that much discussion about suicide on a day to day basis might be…