Self Harm: Cutting Too Many Deaths Too Deep

Self harm is not generally regarded as an “epidemic”, and generally fails to receive much media coverage; unless in linkage with a suicide. We all know suicide kills people (over 800,000 people a year), but we generally have the wrong (and sometimes lethal) idea that self harm doesn't kill, and if it does; it’s only a few right?

If over 880,000 a year is a few; then yeah… Just a few. [1]

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WHO Suicide Report: Stop the Watch

In 40 seconds much can happen, we can finish reading a letter, polish off a glass of OJ, etc; but what if we told you that every 40 seconds someone attempted suicide? A pretty grim statistic, of which can be found circulated by many mental health organisations. But; what if we told you it was even worse? According to the WHO, the correct statistic is every 40 seconds someone dies; from suicide.

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Mental Health: Facts & Fiction

Those of you who have expertise in fields pertaining to mental health may find this article to be common knowledge, but for many this may be eye opening. We publish these articles to spark interest and provide important information to our readers. Sit back, relax, and enjoy as we explain the most misunderstood aspect of mental health, that many advocates are not even aware of.

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Stigma: The facts

Present in today's article will be a discussion on how Stigma can affect the Mental Health of individuals by examining scholarly papers.

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When Words are Lethal: Why “talking about it” might not be as good as we think

Suicide, it is one of the most complex, and least understood phenomena when it comes to human psychology. When we choose to discuss mental health (or mental illness for that matter) a stigma is usually present, and a sense of awkwardness usually works its way into the room. Suicide though seems quite different, it has the tendency to be romanticized both in literature and in real life (see Romeo & Juliet and more [1]). So what exactly does this mean for society?

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Mental Illness: The Rising Storm

Hi again everyone! We know its been a while since we've posted anything and we apologise about that. We have been a “little” busy with normal life issues and such.

  Todays topic will be on the brewing storm encircling mental illness, and explaining how the worlds governments may be setting the conditions for the “perfect storm”...

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Addiction in the US: A disturbing truth

So as of recent I stumbled upon a very interesting topic, addiction. When I first think of addiction I personaly think of drugs and crime, along with medical issues and the $600 billion price tag accompanying it. The reality though is quite different...

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