She keeps watch over one of the largest databases of missing persons in the country. For Meaghan Good, the disappeared are still out here, you just have to know where to look.
mental health
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‘I Want It to Stop’
Fifteen-year-old Ruben Urbina suffered from depression and attempted suicide multiple times. His friends and family members pleaded with him to get help. But one morning, Ruben couldn’t handle it anymore and called the police to falsely report that he had a bomb strapped to his chest.
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I Couldn’t Tell My Parents That This Country Made Me Sick
“After a lifetime of lying to my parents about the racism I’ve faced in this country and my anxiety disorder, I’m finally being honest with them and with myself.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Crime, Current Events, Science & Nature, Unapologetic Women
We Need to Talk About Madness: A Reading List
Talking about it is terrifying, but not talking about it is deadly.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Story
How the NBA Failed Royce White
He was compared to basketball superstars like Charles Barkley and LeBron James. But without comprehensive mental health treatment, Royce White found himself fighting for a new cause.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports
How the NBA Failed Royce White
He was compared to basketball superstars like Charles Barkley and LeBron James. But without comprehensive mental health treatment, Royce White found himself fighting for a new cause.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Rules For Being John Hinckley
In a fascinating New York magazine profile of John Hinckley, recently released, writer Lisa Miller lays out the conditions of his freedom.
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John Hinckley Left the Mental Hospital Seven Months Ago
Can a man who tried to murder a president be rehabilitated?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Why Pay for Therapy When the Advice of Strangers Has Proven to Be Helpful and Free?’
Ben Popper takes a look at Koko, a startup with an app that helps people connect and provide emotional support to peers and, in the process, allows them to recognize and “rethink” their own problems.
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The Empathy Layer
Koko offers peer-to-peer support to promote emotional well-being. Can the app—which lets strangers and bots become amateur therapists—create a safer internet?