So honored and humbled that my story is featured. We are pleased to share that your mental health story is now a part of the Deconstructing Stigma website. đ Â You can find your story here: https://deconstructingstigma.org/stories?mgi_35=2433/tracey
ï»ż In Blog #1 and #2 of this series, I talked about mental health, how the brain works, and the effect our current environment and how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) affects brain growth and development and increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness. We know that 50 percent of
Dementia Aware: what you need to know about the 5 most common types of dementia Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a progressive neurodegenerative disease causing deterioration in all areas of mental ability and function, accompanied by changes in behaviours and personality. Whilst dementia mainly affects older people,
Monday October 7, 2019 is #Blue Up Day in recognition of World Bullying Prevention [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-oIm57oHOM[/embedyt] Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. This can be done by trolling, flaming, harassment, cyberstalking, catfishing, fraping, griefing, outing and roasting. Cyber bullying is dangerous and
Reprinted with kind permission Martin Luther King: â People donât get along because they fear each other. People fear each other because they donât know each other. They donât know each other because they have not properly communicated with each otherâ. Stereotypes based on assumptions become part of how we
Dementia Aware: what you need to know about the management of behaviours in the person with dementia Behaviour is a complex phenomenon affected by interaction of cognitive impairment, physical health, mental health, past habits, personality and environmental factors. The regression of dementia is more than just the loss of
