Today marks the end of Children’s Mental Health Week, and it seems like I just keep running into sad and…odd mental health news related to children.
Case in point:
Tammy Lewis, mother to a 15-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son, and self-described bishop Alan Bushey are in custody on “felony counts of being a party to causing mental harm to a child.”
According to a Yahoo! News article, Lewis and her two children lived with Magdeline Alvina Middlesworth’s corpse for two months on Bushey’s advice. Bushey claimed Magdeline (who was 90 years old when she died) would come back to life.
Well, Magdeline did …read more

Let’s glance back at some of the topics I covered this week here at Mental Health Notes. I shared pictures during Sunday’s Brain Break, mused on the mental health repercussions for the FLDS religious sect children, explained why being kind to the earth (and not just on Earth Day!) was good for our minds, offered tips on how to nurture your mental health after a cancer diagnosis, honored National Poetry Month by recognizing famous poets with mental illness, and reminded you ALL that This Is Why I ROCK! is still accepting entries.

What are some of the big mental health advocacy …read more

For the most part, I try to stay out of other people’s religious business. Sure, if your car breaks down on the way to Mass, I’ll give you a lift. Along the way, I may even ask you a question or two about the history of the Rosary or whether or not you’ve met the Pope.
I’m helpful and curious, what can I say.
However, it’s neither helpfulness nor curiosity that’s caused me to keep up with what’s going on out in Texas regarding the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) at the Yearning For Zion Ranch (YFZ) …read more