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How do you become an activist?

hivpolicyspeakup wrote 5 hours ago: I have been discussing with some of my HIV positive friends and fellow activists: how do you become … more →

Tags: AIDS, HIV, HIV Activism, activism, Gender, Rosa Parks, Women and HIV

Breakdown: Canada's Mental Health Crisis

badantonio wrote 2 days ago: This is a Globe and Mail web site. It has stories about people that have experienced mental illness. … more →

Tags: schizophrenia, mental illness, Bipolar, OCD, Anxiety Disorder

A Personal Introduction: My Six Year Battle with Psychiatry1 comment

scarsarestories wrote 2 days ago: Now, a little about my own psychiatrization. At the end of a sexually and emotionally abusive relati … more →

Tags: antipsychotics, antidepressants, ECT, benzos, Psychiatrization, rape, Suicide, Self-harm, Human Rights

Domestic adoption in Korea

euroasiangirl wrote 3 days ago: It has been known for centuries that South Korea previously has been a nation unable to take care of … more →

Tags: contemporary world, Adoption, Korea

Beautiful Letter to PPD from a PPD Survivor2 comments

ivyshihleung wrote 5 days ago: I wanted to share this very beautiful piece about postpartum depression (PPD), written and read by H … more →

Tags: health, Postpartum Depression, PPD, Women, Helen Ferguson Crawford, Melanie Blocker Stokes Mother's Act, Mothers, perinatal mood disorders, ppd advocacy

Sexual Relations With Horse!

am1am2 wrote 5 days ago: A 71-year-old man who had sexual relations with a horse has been given a 2-year community order. App … more →

Tags: Mack, morning quickie, Bestiality, Gay men, Oral Sex, Pedophilia, sex with horse

"Nuts, schiz, psycho": an exploration of young homeless people's perceptions and dilemmas of defining mental health

sjennings29 wrote 5 days ago: “Nuts, schiz, psycho”: an exploration of young homeless people’s perceptions and d … more →

Tags: Homeless, UK; Mental health; Homelessness; Stigma; Young people;

"Can you spare some change?" he asked a citizen! 17 comments

dogkisses wrote 6 days ago: How dare he ask for change in this great place we live!  A place where we are full of higher educati … more →

Tags: Community, community and mental illness, Discrimination, health, mental illness, schizophrenia, schizophrenia and law enforcement, helping people in community, panhandling

Differences in stigma: an addendum to the NIMBYism post

urocyon wrote 6 days ago: After the recent post on Stigma, discrimination, and NIMBYism in my backyard, I’ve meant to ex … more →

Tags: Culture Shock, Disability, Discrimination, internalized BS, medical PTSD, Mental Health, mental illness, neurodiversity, ptsd

STIGMA Enters Studio and Announces Guest Appearances, Video Available

darklordbunnykins wrote 6 days ago: STIGMA Enters Studio and Announces Guest Appearances, Video Available Italian horror-themed deathcor … more →

Tags: Music, News, Deathcore, Horror

The Kaufman House - Part II

abellve wrote 1 week ago: Here are two short videos regarding the Kaufman house, the failures of SRS and an interview with sur … more →

Tags: Action, Human Rights, Abuse, Equality, Mental Health, mental illness, shock, taser

Uganda to Revamp its HIV Prevention Message

aidstanzania wrote 1 week ago: “We shall use basic facts in the messages to communicate effectively because we have realized … more →

Tags: Multimedia, News, Reflections, Article, At risk population, behavior change theory, Funding, high-risk sexual activity, HIV Education

IDS Comment on World AIDS Day

katehawkins wrote 1 week ago: To commemorate World AIDS Day our colleague Andrea Cornwall wrote a story for the IDS website about … more →

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, HIV, AIDS, Policy, Gay, Law, transgenders, Sexuality, development

Mental health strategy launched to help depressed workforce

sophiepayne wrote 1 week ago: People with mental health conditions can rely on new support to help manage their conditions so they … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Occupational health, Talk about health, Sophie Payne, Department of Health, Depression, Government strategy, Back to Work, Jobcentre

Read All About It?2 comments

iwentbankrupt wrote 1 week ago: Why you shouldn’t worry about people finding out about your bankruptcy. Another Bankruptcy Poster Bo … more →

Tags: bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Heroes, Default, Personal Debt

Telling Others About A Family Member Who Has Committed Suicide

brauersisters wrote 1 week ago: I’ve struggled with one question for 20 years: “How do I tell my new friend that my mother committed … more →

Tags: Suicide, Families of the Mentally Ill, Suicide Support, Social Situations, mental illness

Capturing Cardiff Through The Eyehole Of A Red Ribbon

Sophia wrote 1 week ago: Attaching ribbons to the Terence Higgins Trust Tree in the park opposite the National Museum on Worl … more →

Tags: AIDS, HIV, World AIDS Day

World Aids Day

hivpolicyspeakup wrote 1 week ago: World Aids Day is the one  day in the year when the world remembers about HIV. Most of the time this … more →

Tags: AIDS, HIV, HIV Activism, activism, Gender, GIPA, HIV policy, Immigration and HIV, Poz-Fem-UK

The things we dont talk about.. and why we should.1 comment

manadely wrote 1 week ago: Penelope Trunk is one of my favorite bloggers. I read her blog religiously. She writes career advise … more →

Tags: randomness, Abortion, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, Miscarriage, Talking, Women


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