Monday Mental Health Blogging

"U155 at Tower Bridge, London," 1919

“About two-thirds of the nation’s juvenile inmates have at least one mental illness, according to surveys of youth prisons, and are more in need of therapy than punishment.”
“It’s shocking to me that we’re still afraid to say ‘bipolar’ out loud, so I do often, clearly and without shame.”
Some people are calling it preschool depression–the symptoms of depression present in children as young as 3 years old. As a former depressed child, let’s just straight-up call it “depression” because that’s what it is.
“Why is it that I am seeing double for the first time? Is my failed vision an indication of my psychosis? Or is it simply difficult to shoot a gun while wearing glasses, as several soldiers tell me?”
“The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.”
“The It’s On My Mind campaign is raising awareness of the warning signs of mental health problems and suicide so more people can help themselves or a friend.”