Mark Brown raises something that someone was just pointing out to me on Twitter earlier this week. Yes, it’s important that people who need help know that seeking help is not a sign of weakness. Erasing that stigma is an important part of dealing with mental health as a society. But, once we’ve helped someone…
Last week, I linked to an article and discussed the importance of mental health care in UK primary schools. Today, I wanted to follow up on that with a couple of links to articles that talk about this same problem in the US, and the importance of getting help early. Adolescent Depression: Early Mental Health…
If you’re in the UK, you might be interested in checking out some of the programing planned on television and radio dealing with mental health. And, for those of us not in the UK, if you want to come back and let us know how the shows are and what you learn, you can always…
This is an interesting way of looking at depression, and might also explain why people who have never had depression, and those who are currently suffering, have a hard time finding common ground. Often people who are depressed complain that other people don’t understand what they are going through. But this study suggests that the…
This is a good question in the UK, as this story lays out. It’s also a good question for everywhere else as well. I know in the US we are lacking when it comes to providing much in the way of mental health resources for kids, as well as adults. But it’s particularly problematic because…
It’s hoped this film, released by police after an appalling case of child grooming, rape and murder, will help parents, guardians and youngsters everywhere understand the dangers of online exploitation. It’s worth a watch, if for no other reason than to see how this sort of thing can escalate very quickly. In this case, the…
