Originally published on BBCNEWS.com on May 11, 2016 By Megan Mohan When Dominican-American writer Zahira Kelly started the hashtag #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou, she had no idea that it would trend with thousands of women, and even a few men, taking the opportunity to discuss their own experience of psychological maltreatment. “Abuse is…
Originally published on The Mighty on May 10, 2016 By Sarah Schuster. The idea started with a disappointing online search. While researching for a piece about trigger warnings, Cissy White realized when she searched for images under “post-traumatic stress disorder” (PTSD), the top results showed exclusively men in uniform. Source: Words Through…
Originally published on CBC News on May 2, 2016 By Nina Corfu. $250,000 to 11 community groups fighting sexual violence Nova Scotia’s community services minister launched the next phase of the province’s sexual violence strategy Monday, announcing more than $250,000 for 11 community groups, with the goal of preventing sexual violence…
Originally published on Wilson Writes on May 5, 2016 By Kelly Wilson. One of my Stand Up for Mental Health jokes about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is that most people think that only those in the military have PTSD. My idea of basic training is getting out of bed in the…
