Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’ From across the pond... – Dec. 27, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis poses the greatest threat to mental health since the second world war, with the impact to be felt for years after the virus has been brought und... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinsomniainterventionJan 05 2021Mental HealthOverdoserelapsesuicideTrauma
Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths The most horrible time... – Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging by a thread as is,” said Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy health officer with the Oregon Health Authority. “Throw in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 29 2020depressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinrelapsesuicideTrauma
Man Starts Knitting Group to Help People Recover From Addiction Idle hands... – Dec. 27, 2020 - As Mendonca spent his days knitting yarn and making his own unique creations, fellow residents at the facility began to take notice. One by one, Mendonca’s solo hobby turned i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
How to Talk to Loved Ones About Their Mental Health WATCH – From the Heart – Dec. 1, 2020 - The year 2020 has exacted a psychological toll on Americans. Levels of anxiety and depression have skyrocketed alongside increases in drug overdoses and alcohol consumpt... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 8 2020depressioninterventionMental HealthRecoverysuicide
Thanksgiving has new meaning for former gang member WATCH – Grateful for a new slice of turkey and sober life – Nov. 28, 2020 - “I never really was thankful for life,” Pennebaker said. He served prison time, and he came to Longview in 2017. At one point, he was h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
The childhood drug addiction that inspired The Queen’s Gambit Here comes the knight – Nov. 27, 2020 - Tevis, originally from San Francisco, learned to play chess as a young boy but fell ill at the age of eight. He was put in a nursing home and abandoned by his parents, w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
Sarah hid her addiction from everyone, then it all unravelled. WATCH – When suicide is off the table – Nov. 9, 2020 - hey completed seven rounds of IVF, before they realised their reality: their story wasn’t going to end in children. “I would’ve been happy to put... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehabsuicide
How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One out of every three teens has experienced cyberbullying. Because it causes distress a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionlonelinessMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoverysuicideteenagersTrauma
The Dog Who Saved Me A Tail of Hope – October 2020 - Brayson’s name was meant to sound soft and approachable for fear of the stigma that Pit Bulls have had to contend with in recent years. And he was soft, friendly and loving. At m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
California sheriff’s department to pair therapists with deputies Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson? – Oct. 24, 2020 - A sheriff’s office in Nevada County, California, is launching a program to partner deputies responding to certain types of non-criminal 911 calls with a lice... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideTrauma
Dad battling alcoholism sent heartbreaking text before taking own life The final decision... – Sep. 18, 2020 - Kane Watkins, 33, was found hanged under a bridge in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, on November 19 after previously making threats to take his own life on social media. A fat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousdepressionMental HealthSept 22 2020suicide
What Everyone Should Know About Teen Suicide Prevention We can all help... September 18, 2020 - Experts say it’s too soon to tell whether suicide rates are already spiking as a result of the pandemic. But they warn that the risks are significant. The authors of a rec... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 22 2020suicideteenagers
Brothers beat addiction after hearing of mother’s suicide while serving prison time Family Freedom – August 31, 2020 - Timmy, who runs the podcast with fellow recovering addict James Leonard, has been clean from drugs for nine years. For his brother Tommy, the path to a drug-free life has tak... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoverySept 1 2020suicide
YouTube star Landon Clifford’s suicide after struggle with depression…drugs WATCH – Life’s Struggle – August 29, 2020 - YouTube star and young father Landon Clifford hanged himself after struggling with depression and drug addiction for years, his heartbroken wife told their nearly 1.4 milli... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetlonelinessMental HealthSept 1 2020suicide
WAITING FOR AN ECHO: The Madness of American Incarceration By Christine Montross BOOK REVIEW: The Madness of American Incarceration – July 21, 2020 - Montross is a gifted, often compelling storyteller. She opens her book with an explanation of how the whims of police officers can lead two similar... Read More...August 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Healthsuicide
Carol Burnett seeks guardianship of grandson due to daughter’s addiction Al-anon for All – August 20, 2020 - The comedy legend also said in the filing that her daughter sent multiple text messages on July 15 to Dylan and her adult son, Zachary Carlson, in which she threatened suici... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Celebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionsuicide
San Diego VA lied about drug treatment for suicidal vets Our foreign warriors defeated at home – June 26, 2020 - The taxpayer-funded government agency is legally required to be transparent and accountable to the public. But during the past two years of inewsource’s coverag... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020Mental Healthsuicide
Former Playmate Ashley Mattingly’s Cause of Death was Suicide Hard Drugs Stink – June 10, 2020 - Former playmate Ashley Mattingly’s cause of death has been revealed. Mattingly, who died by suicide in April, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020suicide
75,000 Americans at risk for overdose death or suicide due to CoronaDespair The long and winding road – May 8, 2020 - The group is calling for a robust approach from local, state and federal officials and agencies to ensure those who lose their jobs because of the pandemic can find work. ... Read More...CoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 12 2020Overdosesuicide
Tennessee QB’s mental health battle – he planned to take his own life in January Two-Minute Warning – May 1, 2020 - “2 minutes later my mom called me with my baby nephew Jeremiah and she said she was just calling to say she loved me , I then knew that by ending my pain I would be causing so... Read More...May 5 2020Mental Healthsuicide
Faces of Addiction: God delivered man from drugs, alcohol and suicide Grace – March 14, 2020 - He cried, “God, why won’t you let me die?” God whispered back, “Because you haven’t done what I sent you there to do yet.” Slack was among several recovering addicts to speak during a F... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 17 2020Rehabsuicide
Stars Elle Fanning and Justice Smith on How the Film Portrays Mental Illness Everyone Can Use Some More Love – FEBRUARY 28, 2020 - Elle, who plays Violet Markey, has actually been involved with the project for years (she’s also a producer on the film). She first read the book by Jennifer Nive... Read More...March 3 2020Mental Healthsuicide
My family was ripped apart by addiction and mental illness So Sad – January 27, 2020 - Kevin Keast was a supportive husband, an amazing father and a compassionate social worker. He also struggled with mental illness and heroin addiction. That addiction ultimately kille... Read More...Addiction RecoverydepressionFeb 4 2020Mental Healthsuicide