Wed.Aug 28, 2024

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Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell

Mad in America

J azmine Russell is the co-founder of the Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA), a transformative mental health training institute, and the host of the Depth Work Podcast. As a writer, educator, and scholar, Jazmine works at the intersection of mad studies, critical psychology, and neuroscience. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease.

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Ethics & Equity: Tech Access and Mental Health Equity in Marginalized Groups

Child Mind Intitute

Watch the Recording In this conversation, Yuki Kotani of the Child Mind Institute talks to Casey Pick, director of law and policy at The Trevor Project , about the impact of policies limiting youth access to social media particularly for minoritized groups such as LGBTQ+ teens. This discussion is part of our webinar series on Technology and Youth Mental Health , which asks how tech can improve mental health outcomes for all young people.

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Crucial insights on loneliness and death ideation among older adults

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

New research highlights the growing problem of death ideation and the increasing rates of both loneliness and suicidal thoughts among older individuals. The study explores the critical issue of social disconnection and its link to a 'wish to die' among older adults.

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People experiencing relatively mild cases of mental ill-health may be perceived differently by others depending on whether or not diagnostic labels are provided

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

Diagnostic labels for people experiencing what some consider to be relatively milder forms of mental-ill health may affect how others perceive them for better and worse, according to a new study.

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