On digital mental health activism w/ Mel
Freyia (she/her) and Mel (she/her) discuss digital mental health activism on social media from an expert by experience perspective.
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Content Warnings:
Discussion of medical trauma and psychotic experiences throughout.
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References:
“Many people become disabled, or experience mental distress.”
Disability and Health - World Health Organisation:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health
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Project Let’s:
Website: https://projectlets.org
Instagram: @projectlets
Criminalized Mentally Ill - Kendra J McLaughlin:
Websites:
https://msha.ke/criminalizedmentallyill
https://www.kendrajmclaughlin.com
Instagram: @criminalizedmentallyill
Students With Psychosis:
Website: https://sws.ngo
Instagram: @studentswithpsychosis
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“Nothing About Us Without Us”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_About_Us_Without_Us#:~:text=%22Nothing%20About%20Us%20Without%20Us,s
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“Peer support specialists are considerably less financially compensated…not only financially undervalued but their position of being valuable based on their lived experience…”
Raising The Glass Ceiling: Considering A Career Pathway For Peer Support Workers 2021 - Melanie Ball & Syena Skinner:
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Raising%20the%20glass%20ceiling_considering%20a%20career%20pathway%20for%20peer%20support%20workers%20-%20Final%20%281%29.pdf
Glassdoor Peer Support Specialist Salary UK:
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salaries/peer-support-specialist-salary-SRCH_KO0,23.htm
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Burnout - Emily and Amelia Nagoski:
Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski:
https://www.emilynagoski.com/home
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Credits:
H O S T
Freyia Lilian
G U E S T
Mel Mallory
Website: http://www.melmallory.com
D I S T R I B U T I O N P A R T N E R
Strong365
Website: https://strong365.org
M E N T O R S H I P
Chantel Garret (she/her)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantelgarrett
M U S I C
Foxhunt (he/him)
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/foxhunt-official
S O U N D
Dr Ted Wickstead (he/him)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-wickstead/?originalSubdomain=uk
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-1222
Research Lab Page: https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/yuelab
Blog: https://notsomentalhealth.com/about
Instagram: @norestforthescientist
Twitter: @DrTedWickstead
A S S I S T A N T
Becca Vines (they/them)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-vines-3111b81b8
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If you are concerned about your mental health, Folie À Deux always recommends turning to trusted members of your community first.
In the words of Drs Amelia and Emily Nagoski:
“The cure for burnout isn’t self care, it’s all of us caring for each other.”
Access allowing, spending your time and resources finding a supportive professional you gel with can be invaluable to your journey.
If you are in crisis and you don’t know where to turn, Strong 365 hosts their own free 24 hour peer led online mental health chat which can be found here:
https://www.7cups.com/p/strong365/?wla=strong365
A thorough list of mental health helplines for a range of countries can be found here:
https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm
The world is better with you in it.
