Today is a historical day for #suicideprevention & #mentalhealth in the U.S.! The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, can be more easily reached by calling or texting 988, or chatting on https://t.co/rRqUSHvtQd. #988Lifeline
Listening now - Centering victims and survivors in #RestorativeJustice webinar from Zehr Institute! "Hurt people hurt... and hurting people hurts." - Kazu Haga
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"women's symptoms are often dismissed and misdiagnosed — in part because of systemic and unconscious bias that's rooted ... in what doctors, regardless of their own gender, are learning in medical schools" - @mayadusenbery@nprfreshair https://t.co/hsrEiuBxaQ
"Between 2009 and 2015, the number of students visiting counseling centers increased by about 30% on average, while enrollment grew by less than 6%"
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"...the effectiveness of willpower drops precipitously when people are feeling tired, anxious, or stressed. And, unfortunately, that is exactly how many of today’s students often find themselves." @chronicle@daviddesteno https://t.co/tqRpDLgHP6
#EndingVAC18 wraps up with a call to action from Dr. Angela Diaz of @AdHealthCenter and @JRubinstein7 of @ChildhoodUSA - It is our responsibility (as adults) to listen to young people, elevate their voices and support them in their advocacy. 👏
Day 2 of #endingvac18 starts with a panel on sex trafficking - “In order to address this issue, we need to start at a really young age.” - Rachel Lloyd, @GEMSGIRLS
At #EndingVAC18 today! Dr. Angela Diaz began the day by dedicating this conference to #survivors of abuse and the people who help them heal @AdHealthCenter @WorldChildhoodF