Tag: mental illness

Reversing the Idea of Suicide

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutes The idea that suicide is a solution to suffering isn’t true. It leaves a trail of broken hearts.   Suicide is an extremely serious problem that affects many lives. It leads to twice as many deaths per year as homicide and is the second leading cause of death in 10-24 years olds. (The leading cause of death is injury from accidents.) According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 12th leading cause of death overall in the US, and in 2020 almost 46,000 Americans died by suicide.…

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Mental Illness on the Rise in the Visually Impaired

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutes Depression and anxiety impact the daily lives of millions of Americans, heightened this past year by the challenges of dealing with isolation during the pandemic. New studies now indicate that mental health symptoms among those with vision loss are being diagnosed five times higher than the national average. Hadley, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and the nation’s leader in distance and online learning for visually impaired adults from all 50 states and more than 100 countries continue to experience a surge in enrollment for workshops, podcasts, and discussion groups designed to…

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