In Recovery From Antidepressants: How Patients Are Helping Each Other Withdraw
From Yahoo Lifestyle: Many are taking matters into their own hands through a collective effort that represents a burgeoning international movement.
Protesters Demand Closure of School Where Autistic Teen Was Restrained, Later Died
From The Sacramento Bee: The California DOE found "sufficient evidence" in a preliminary inspection that the school violated multiple state rules regarding restraints.
VA Left Millions for Suicide Prevention Unspent, Report Finds
From MilitaryTimes.com: Of $6.2 million set aside for suicide prevention media outreach in fiscal 2018, only $57,000 — less than 1 percent — was actually used.
How The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die’ Shattered the Myth of Senseless Violence in...
From Okayplayer: Twenty-four years ago, The Notorious B.I.G. laid the blueprint for rappers on how to rap about the trauma they’ve experienced.
No, You Don’t Need to Go to Holiday Parties If You Feel Lonely
From YES! Magazine: Forcing yourself to go out and smile doesn’t actually help you feel more connected. But there are better ways to find connection.
Empathy Heroes: 5 People Who Changed the World By Taking Compassion to the Extreme
From YES! Magazine: Here is my top-five list of people who took empathy to the extreme, showing how it can transform the social and political landscape.
Why Rituals Are Good for Your Health
From YES! Magazine: Perhaps with fewer opportunities for people to be in community, many shared cultural rituals are falling away and with them a grounding source for connection and mental health.
Facing Medical Uncertainty, Some Doctors Tell Patients It’s All in Their Heads
From CNN: In general, when presented with a puzzling disease, physicians too often leap to a diagnosis of a psychiatric problem.
‘What Happened To You?’ A Western Massachusetts County Takes On Trauma
From New England Public Radio: A growing number of communities around the country are using the trauma-informed template to preach empathy, awareness, and patience in a variety of contexts.
IL Regulators Investigating Child Psychiatrist for Research Misconduct
From ProPublica Illinois: NIMH concluded that Pavuluri tested lithium on kids younger than 13, failed to alert parents of risks and didn’t ensure female subjects had pregnancy tests.
How Talking About Suicide Can Give People Something to Live For
From O, The Oprah Magazine: "To realize that somebody else has known that dark place is the only thing that made me feel less alone."
As Doctors Taper or End Opioid Prescriptions, Many Patients Driven to Despair, Suicide
From Fox News: "The government has a duty to respond to the overdose crisis, but to do so in a way that [harms] people [with] a legitimate medical issue is a human rights issue."
‘I’m Petitioning … for the Return of My Life’: The World of Adult Guardianship
From The New York Times: Guardianship was where the breakdowns of modern life tumbled together in a system that appeared to bring out the worst in people.
Is Disorder Healthy? Rethinking the Language of ‘Mental Illness’
From Child in Mind: Tronick’s research, founded in dynamic systems theory, shows us how disorder followed by re-order is in fact the process by which we gain energy and grow.
Neuroscientist: To Fight Opioid Addiction, Tackle Loneliness
From The Washington Post: "If we don’t have the ability to connect socially, we are so ravenous for our social neurochemistry to be rebalanced, [we'll] seek relief from anywhere."
More Than a Third of Female Suicides Are Committed by Indian Women
From Scientific American: The situation may be related to a clash between women’s aspirations and the rigidity of their social environment.
Young People Are Being Prescribed Dangerous Antidepressants
From The Guardian: These drugs can raise young people’s energy level before they act to raise their mood, especially in the early months of use.
BBC Video Shames Those Struggling With Psychiatric Drugs
From RxISK.org: Dear BBC, where is the balance? Where is the person harmed by the drugs? How can we let viewers know there is a range of opinions on this issue?
Why Is Karl Taylor Dead?
From The Marshall Project: "Jails and prisons are among the least therapeutic environments in the world, [where] you're bringing out the worst in...behavior."
The Art of Stimming: ABA Has Left a Legacy of Traumatized Kids
From Pacific Standard: Children in ABA programs learn that body is not their own, the way they move is wrong, and there is no neutral way for them to naturally exist in the world.
America’s Border Wars: Three Weeks in a Land of Trauma
From The Guardian: "This administration has led to the rise of people feeling hunted...Look at how much damage we’re causing them...A ton of kids here...need therapy."
Graduate School Can Have Terrible Effects on People’s Mental Health
From The Atlantic: Roughly one in 10 graduate students in a recent survey reported having suicidal thoughts on at least several days within the prior two weeks.
A Manifesto for Better Mental Health in Europe, for the European Elections 2019
From Mental Health Europe: Mental health friendly policies across all sectors have a key role in the wellbeing of millions of Europeans.
Youngest Children in a Class Are Most Likely to Get ADHD Diagnosis
From NPR: The youngest children are most likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, when in fact their more fidgety behavior may be due to their relative immaturity.
Chicago Psych. Hospital to Lose Funding Over Safety, Abuse of Kids in State Care
From ProPublica: The move raises questions about the future of the hospital and of the hundreds of children in state care who are kept there.
