Q: What does wellness mean? It's a vague thing.
Eells: "There are the different definitions of physical, social, spiritual, financial, psychological, emotional wellness, and I think all those things are essential to wellness broadly. It's a hard thing to define. What I find refreshing about Penn is they're having very intentional conversations about it.
We want to really ask you what are the things that might really shift this culture and I think it's made a big difference for students. It is going to mean a little bit of a different thing for everyone, but I think some of it is just really thinking about taking care of yourself, getting the bigger message on multiple dimensions...."
From:
In March, Greg Eells, previously director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Cornell University for 15 years, took the reins as executive director of Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services.
penntoday.upenn.edu
It'd have been so refreshing to hear his real truths, unedited thoughts, practical beliefs about suicide, mental health, etc. and his actual stance on (essentially) being forced to jump off a building vs a more dignified death.
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It is too ironic when suicide prevention activist commit suicide. And yes it happens, not even that rare. I guess they realized that they have lied to themselves all the time.
Here's another (2 months ago) - no method.
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The board president of the mental health support group NAMI Kansas took his own life over the weekend.
Eric Harkness was deeply involved in the community as an advocate for mental health. After learning he died by suicide, many who worked with him are shocked.
Different article:
When you think about it, who would know better in regards to an individual's options...at a certain point. That is, these advocates obviously have very precise and even intimate knowledge of the steps that would follow if they were to seek help as opposed to ctb.
This is extremely disheartening news for those that are still grasping at hope and perhaps clinging to a belief in the potentiality of health care/recovery programs in the US.
www.thedp.com
