Feb 24, 2018 | Mental Health
My parents were the true heroes in the fight for mental wellness. And I am trying to carry on. Looking back I did not give either of them the credit they deserved. My father, living with bipolar 2 disorder, for being a successful business man, able to put two...
Feb 18, 2018 | Mental Health
Following the horrific murder in Florida President Trump spoke to the lost children. No one else did. Kudos to him for stating a fact that seems not to be well known. Our children need better mental health care and our communities must step up. “I want to...
Jan 15, 2018 | Mental Health, Politics
Her fear that Trump is the latest incarnation of Hitler led her to break her silence. Great. But as the APA pointed out, these tactics backfire and lead to greater silence from those who are mentally ill and need help. Mental illness affects 20% of the...
Jan 11, 2018 | Mental Health
I recently visited with a family and watched as one of the children had a meltdown over the iPad. This was no ordinary meltdown. The begging, the pleading, the crying, the screaming, the cajoling, to use the iPad reminded me of people who are in rehab for alcoholism...
Sep 13, 2017 | Mental Health
I am posting an article from Britain about a treatment for mental illness. Depression could be treated using anti-inflammatory drugs, scientists now believe, after determining that it is a physical illness caused by a faulty immune system. It seems that treating...
Jul 21, 2017 | Mental Health
Think about this. In June we heard that there was a rash of suicides by school age children in Woodstock, Ontario, following on the footsteps of horror stories about First Nations children taking their own lives. Statistics Canada figures show that suicide is the...
