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Lynn C Tolson: Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:48 AM
Guest Post by Lynn C Tolson – On Growing Up Catholic Adapted from Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor’s Story © by Lynn C. Tolson
Like many Americans of Italian descent, my family was of the Roman Catholic religion. My grandmother had statues of saints on her dresser, and a picture of the Pope over her bed. My mother prayed with me, on our knees, before bed: If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. Our family activities were based on the religious calendar |
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Edward Davie: Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 4:21 PM
Government is not delivering on mental health The government’s mental health strategy set out five key issues affecting mental health, but current policy across departments is failing to address them. – The government has outlined five key issues affecting mental health but has failed to protect them from cuts. Photograph: Matty/Alamy- Hide quoted text -A year ago the government’s mental health strategy, |
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Dr Eoin Clarke: Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:41 PM
WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2012
E Petition launched calling for the NHS Risk Register to be published.Andrew Lansley is blocking the publication of the NHS Risk Register by appealing the Information Commissioner's order that the Register be published. He is doing so because it contains grave warnings about the risks posed by his Health & Social Care Bill. I promise you that the content of that Register warns about the potential surge in costs associated with the NHS. The Register details a lack of experience in commissioning as well as a diminution in buying power caused by the decentralisation and dismantling of the old structure. |
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Dr Eoin Clarke : Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012 6:16 PM
FRIDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2012
If the NHS Bill passes, this private company will care for our mentally ill. Be afraid, be very afraid
.Attendo is a Swedish private healthcare company, who operate elderly care homes that include mentally ill patients. In addition, they employ hundreds of nurses.
Below, I detail their scandal hit record of neglect that includes rationing of treatments, neglect of patients and ill treatment of staff. I explain how this company are financial backers of the Swedish Conservative Party, & how they fund the UK Tory Party's Deputy Chairman. |
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Mike Skinner: Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012 10:50 AM
Hello folks,
Greetings to all…I am glad to be back and so grateful that Judith has asked me to write and share some things about myself and allowing me some flexibility with what I post.
I am mindful that this blog does some wonderful things in helping to raise awareness and highlight helpful ways and information for healing that pertains to the issues of trauma, abuse and mental health concerns and that will indeed be a part of this post. But….given the fact that Judith resides in the United Kingdom and I would imagine a lot of her readers are over there also, I thought a neat thing to write about would be the time I lived in England while touring all of Great Britain as a drummer with the hard rock band, “American Train. |
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