No Bruises on the Outside

(This is follow up info to this article:  https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/07/07/many-lgbtqia-people-may-have-cptsd-symptoms-and-dont-even-know/)  Regarding Mental Health/Illness in the Queer Community From The Trevor Project’s website at https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/   LGBTQ youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, but rather placed at higher risk because of how we are mistreated and stigmatized in society.     The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health ( https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022 ) found that 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth.   Nearly one in 5 transgender and nonbinary youth attempted suicide and LGBTQ youth of color reported higher rates than their white peers.   From the UCLA School of Law Williams Institu

  Mental Health Matters: Let’s Talk About This Openly People in your community - your friends, family, co-workers and other community members are struggling with their mental health. Do you know how you can support them … or yourself? In this series we will explore what mental health and mental illness mean and learn skills to help ourselves, the people we care about and our community of southwestern Wisconsin.   (Free)    Monday, May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 6:30 to 8 p.m. by video conference               Sessions – 90 minutes Zoom Link https://southwesthealth.zoom.us/j/7283209377 Facilitated by Roger Reynolds who lives with Civilian PTSD and speaks openly to help people understand themselves and mental health struggles better, and Julie Stephenson who uses therapy and medication to support her mental health and is a community conversation starter interested in normalizing the messiness of being a human being. These casual, plain talk sessions will be:     Week 1: Mental Healt

  No Bruises On the Outside-a story of survival April 5, 12 and 19, 2022     6:30 to 8 p.m. A n accurate diagnosis is the first step in any successful medical treatment.   When there are no bruises on the outside; how do we identify Neglect and Abuse?   How do we identify when insults become Emotional Abuse or when arguments become Domestic Violence; when there are no bruises on the outside?   Join us for this three part facilitated community discussion.   Come and hear Roger's story and learn about: an exposure that dramatically increases the risk for 7 of the Top 10 Causes of Death in the USA; Civilian PTSD; No-contact child abuse and neglect; helpful treatments, life skills and What You and Our Community can do to Help Ourselves, Our Children, Our Neighbors; Our Community.   (Each presentation is a standalone presentation, so join in when you can.   Of course, if you hear all three, you will learn the most, but come to 1, 2 or 3 and you will learn.) This is a FREE video conf