Trauma

Long Island doctor charged with murder in 5 opioid deaths

DR. DEATH –  March 4, 2021 - Blatti pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Nassau County Court and was…

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Underlying Twists & Turns of Addiction: Mental Illness or Mental Diversity?

by Julie Lyons, LICSW PUTTING OURSELVES BACK TOGETHER –  March 12, 2021 - Coming out about addiction to the public, friends…

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Black Space aims to destigmatize mental illness in the Black community

WATCH – SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER –  Feb. 25, 2021 - TODAY’s Carson Daly interviews Darius Smith, co-founder of Black…

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‘Cherry’: Film Review

NOT ON TOP –  Feb. 25, 2021 - The muscular camerawork of Newton Thomas Sigel, with its swooping drone shots…

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18 Films That Explore Mental Illness

REEL RECOVERY MOVIES FOR ALL –  Feb. 25, 2021 - And while mental illness still holds far too significant of…

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‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’

STRANGE FRUIT –  Feb. 25, 2021 - To millions in America and around the world, Billie Holiday – or Lady…

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Sunny’s ‘Deployed and Destroyed’ Tells Difficult Story of Friendship

LISTEN – LOVE AND PAIN –  Feb. 2021 - Zach — and the complicated relationship War has with him —…

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Kids’ Mental health is pediatricians’ greatest concern

HEALING EMOTIONAL BOO BOOS –  Feb. 27, 2021 - Pediatricians and adolescent health experts have cautioned for months that the…

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Settlement Reached in Suit Accusing James Franco of Sexual Misconduct

ARS GRATIA ARTIS –  Feb. 21, 2021 - Mr. Franco’s production company, Rabbit Bandini, and his partners, who include Vince…

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Kim Novak: ‘I inherited mental illness from my father, but the rape must have added to it’

THE UPS AND DOWNS OF STARDOM –  Feb. 18,2021 -  In the early 2000s, Novak was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.…

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This Message Will Self-Destruct: Snapchat & the Tragic Death of 16-year-old

by Christopher Dale WHAT A PRICE TO PAY –  Feb. 16, 2021 - On Sunday, February 7, 16-year-old Samuel Chapman…

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Inside Billie Piper’s Mind

A COMPLICATED PLACE –  Feb. 4, 2021 - I’m 34 but this feeling isn’t unfamiliar; this spiralling soothed by the…

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Who’s Taking Care of Mental Health Professionals?

DOCTOR (CAN’T) HEAL THYSELF –  February 11, 2021 - USA TODAY spoke with half a dozen mental health workers who…

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Sia’s Awful Movie Portrays Drug Addiction and Abuse With Colorful Musical Numbers

WATCH – CRAPUE du SOLEIL? –  Feb. 10, 2021 - Hold on. The worst moment in “Music” is the quick-cut,…

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TV Host Dr. Laura Berman’s 16-year-old Son Dies from Overdose from Drug Dealer on Snapchat

WATCH – DEAR GOD, MAKE IT STOP –  Feb. 8, 2021 - Berman first shared the news of her son’s…

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‘It’s Pandemic Within a Pandemic’

WATCH – YET, THERE IS SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR –  Feb. 4, 2021 - They say increased isolation and…

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The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health

SUFFER THE CHILDREN, AND TEENS, TOO –   Jan 12, 2021 - KRISSY WILLIAMS, 15, had attempted suicide before, but…

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Addiction Risk Rises For Female Employees

But not wages –   Jan. 7, 2021 - The findings “reinforce the complex and bidirectional relationship between physical and…

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Serious Side Effects of Smoking Pot Every Day

Gray matter matters –   Jan. 2, 2021 - “Make no mistake about it, smoking marijuana daily carries with it…

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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…

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Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Stay close to those you love –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders were put…

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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…

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Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients with Addiction Through Pandemic

No relapses please –  Dec, 25, 2020 - “Patients who were previously well-established in addiction treatment, for example, their clinics…

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GIVING GRIEF MEANING, A Method for Transforming Deep Suffering into Healing & Positive Change

by Lily Dulan, MFT MEDIA: Book Recommendation –  DEC. 2020 - “...In a world where so many people are hurting,…

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The Queen’s Gambit Shows Knowledge Can’t Defeat Addiction – OPINION

Check(mate)-ing out –  November 3, 2020 - Even when she wakes up severely hungover in Paris, she whips her head…

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Increasing Numbers of Children Prescribed Multiple Psychiatric Medications

Doctors know best? –  Nov. 17, 2020 - In the group of children prescribed polypharmacy regimens, antipsychotics increased from 38.3%…

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Jewel on Reconciling with “Abusive” Father After He Got Sober

Shining Brighter Than Ever –  November 19, 2020 - No longer willing to put up with the abuse, Jewel moved…

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Homeless Men Moved Into Tourist Hotel. What Followed Was Unexpected

Home is where the Love is –  November 13, 2020 - An opera singer who also studied public relations is…

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Doctor Arrested for Masturbating in Front of Children, Made Chief of Med Services at State Hosp

Not The Onion (or, Climbing the pole of success?) –   Oct. 29, 2020 - The newly appointed Chief of…

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Sinead O’Connor entering rehab for ‘trauma and addiction’

Nothing compares to a few –  Nov. 10, 2020 - “I grew up with a lot of trauma and abuse.…

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