{"id":4355,"date":"2016-05-27T05:37:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2016-05-27T05:49:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:49:31","slug":"link-just-feel-less-alone-tumblr-became-source-mental-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/05\/27\/link-just-feel-less-alone-tumblr-became-source-mental-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; &#8216;I just feel less alone&#8217;: how Tumblr became a source for mental health care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2442,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.theguardian.com\\\/lifeandstyle\\\/2016\\\/may\\\/19\\\/tumblr-mental-health-information-community-disorders-healthcare&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.theguardian.com\\\/lifeandstyle\\\/2016\\\/may\\\/19\\\/tumblr-mental-health-information-community-disorders-healthcare&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Social media sites like Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. get a lot of bad publicity when it comes to mental health. 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