Month: February 2016

The Shameful State of the Mentally Ill in Our Jail System

In the United States, our system for treating mental illness is so broken that sometimes people with mental health issues will break the law so that they can get treated in jail. People used to think putting the mentally ill in …

Another hole in PTSD. | Dark Brightness

The idea of Post traumatic stress disorder is that there is a direct and causal effect between the trauma and the psychological symptoms it causes. This has often been challenged, as the current criteria for PTSD can include …

Paula Simons: Vacuous new mental health review no cure for our …

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“Touched with Fire,” A Commercial Movie About Bipolar Disorder …

The film starred by Katie Holmes and lead actor Luke Kirby shows a couple of bipolar poets who meet in a psychiatric hospital. With this semi-autobiographical debut, the director who was diagnosed with bipolar disorders in his 20s aims to …

Peer Helpers organize coloring session for Mental Health …

… for students to bring to life with different shades of colors. On Feb. 22, Peer Helpers hosted a coloring session for Mental Health Awareness Week at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. Print Friendly. Tags: peer helpers …