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Last night I wrote about Lori Drew’s indictment on charges related to Megan Meier’s suicide. While no on has been convicted of anything yet, and Drew denies creating the MySpace account as well as sending Meier messages, the fact remains that someone committed a horrible offense against this girl - one that may have ultimately […]
The teenage years can be confusing and difficult enough on their own. Add into the mix mental health problems and a neighbor, who’s more than three times your age, harassing you online, and you have the makings of…well, even more confusing and difficult times.
In the case of Megan Meier, you have the makings of the […]
How much sanity can you handle on this glorious Saturday? Let’s find out…
This week, which was also Children’s Mental Health Week, was fairly busy at Mental Health Notes. I talked about mental health situations in the news (some…bizarre, and some not so uncommon) as well as well as a few mental health studies such as […]
Depending on how well you keep up with sports news, you may or may not have heard about former England football legend Paul Gascoigne checking himself into a Roehampton rehabilitation clinic after a series of suicide threats and attempts. According to the UK’s Telegraph, Gascoigne “has struggled for years with alcoholism and depression and was […]
It’s all over the news, so by now you’ve all probably heard about the notorious “D.C. madam,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, committing suicide. I first learned of it when I opened my Yahoo! email account last night and was greeted with this Yahoo! News article: Police: ‘D.C. madam’ kills herself in Fla. coastal town.
There’s something […]
When I was in college, I was married. My university mailed every bit of information that pertained to my grades, my financial aid and bills, and my courses directly to me. Nothing passed “Go,” i.e. my parents, and no one collected $200.
Well, the school did. A lot more than $200, too. But that’s neither here […]
Remember a few Saturday Sanities ago when I tipped you all off on www.everyminute.org and its super cool petition-signing tool? Well, Jace Freeman from www.everyminute.org has graciously sent MHN some more detailed information about the Web site, its mission, and how you can get involved.
I’ll let him do the talking:
everyminute.org is a grassroots campaign organizing […]
By now you’re all familiar with Steven Kazmierczak. If you’re not, here’s a brief summary: On Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2008), Steven Kazmierczak shot and killed five people at the Northern Illinois University before redirecting the ammunition and taking his own life, bringing the total number of deaths to six.
Six. Six people died. It’s important […]
Written by Alicia Sparks [email] for b5media.
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