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Coping With Feelings and Thoughts of Suicide

The difference between thinking about suicide and committing suicide, the different levels of depression, symptoms of depression and treatment for depression, the ability to cope and coping skills for handling intense emotional pain, and how to help a suicidal person.

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Gay Youth Suicide Prevention May Be Missing The Mark

A National men's health conference held in Alice Springs has heard programs to cut suicide rates among young gay people may be missing their mark.

John Howard from the Macquarie University in Sydney says research is showing that attempted and successful suicide rates are as high as 28 per cent of young men between 15 and 17 years.

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Who Are Sex Therapists and What Do They Do?.

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Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers

Beam writes of her volunteer activities at Eagles, a small high school for gay and transgender teens in Los Angeles, by focusing on first one, then another, of the young people she encountered. Many were homeless, thrown out by their parents. Some alternated between gender identities, switching from masculine to feminine names as well as apparel.

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Visit Our Gender Forums

Have you visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area. It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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Gender News

Gay and Lesbian Acceptance on the Rise

Our 6th annual ABC7 Listens Poll on gay and lesbian issues shows that acceptance of gays and lesbians is increasing in the Bay Area.

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Powerful Documentary Films
at HealthyPlace.com

HealthyPlace.com unveiled four of the most powerful mental health videos you have ever seen. These are stories about sexual molestation, rape, eating disorders and teens trapped in abusive relationships.

What makes these mental health films different and so moving is that they describe the impact of physical and sexual violence and misperceptions on their victims.

You can watch them using your windows media player. We've also set up special bulletin boards for your feedback.

 
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Radio Show Archives

 "Dealing with Traumatic Events in Your Life"

A job loss, a relationship breakup, a friend's suicide, having your house burn down. These "everyday" events can just rock your foundation; making you depressed, anxious, even suicidal. Guests and callers shared their personal traumatic experiences and how they've been impacted.

Listen to this Radio Show Archives when you click here with your Windows media player. Check the list of other Radio Shows here.

Journal With Us

Write your own journal right here, at the HealthyPlace.com Gender Community

Sharing your life with others, especially people you don't yet know, can be difficult. Writing a journal also takes some time, energy and real commitment. Imagine pouring your thoughts and feelings out of a few times a week. If you are interested in keeping an online journal in the HealthyPlace.com Gender Community, the short online application is here.

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