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In his spoken word poem, Kevin Kantor describes seeing his rapist being suggested under the ‘people you may know’ section on Facebook. Comparing the shock…
![Rebecca Belmore, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Women, Missing, Murdered, First Nations, RCMP, Visual Art, Community, Awareness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Rebecca-Belmore-Indigenous-Aboriginal-Women-Missing-Murdered-First-Nations-Visual-Art-Awareness-470x140.jpg?x81652)
A catalogue called Vancouver Eastside Missing Women has picture after picture of different Indigenous women and their tragic stories. In one case, Lisa Marie Young,…
![Kevin Hines, Mental Health, suicide, Survivors, bipolar disorder, Treatment, Recovery, Hope, Healing, video](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Kevin-Hines-Mental-Health-suicide-Survivors-bipolar-disorder-Treatment-Recovery-Hope-Healing-video-470x140.jpg?x81652)
At the age of 19, Kevin Hines decided that he was going to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; he is of the 1% of people who have survived…
![Demi Lovato, singer, music, sounds, mental health, suicide, Warrior, bipolar disorder, advocacy, eating disorder](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Demi-Lovato-artist-musician-singer-songwriter-music-sounds-mental-health-suicide-Warrior-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Demi Lovato is an actress and singer, and a well-known name in the entertainment industry across the globe. Growing up in the spotlight, Lovato is known for being a child…
![Mend](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/depression-insomnia-image-painting-Charli-Forrester-mend-Toronto-healing-art-mental-health-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Based in Toronto, Canada, artist Charli Forrester experienced a period of insomnia in September 2017 and turned to drawing to occupy her mind. The next day, she…
![Trauma, Homelessness, Drugs, Substance Abuse, Addiction, Shelter, Homeless Youth, Resources, Recovery, Mental Health, Coping](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Trauma-Homelessness-Drugs-Substance-Abuse-Addiction-Shelter-Homeless-Youth-Resources-Recovery-Mental-Health-Coping-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Years ago, I was kicked out of my home because of my drug use. My single mother sent me to live at a local youth…
![depression, Words, Loneliness, Sadness, Loss, Poetry, Poem, Coping, Desperation, Christina Rosetti, fall, autumn](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/autumn-depression-Words-Loneliness-Sadness-Loss-Poetry-Poem-Coping-Desperation-Christina-Rosetti-fall-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Autumn” is a beautiful poem by London writer Christina Rosetti (1830-1894) who is known for bringing a lively and magical quality to her works. With…
![Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Videos, OCD, Mental Illness, Shamless, Joan Cusack, Sheila, TV show, mental health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Anxiety-Agoraphobia-Videos-OCD-Mental-Illness-Shamless-Joan-Cusack-Sheila-TV-show-mental-health-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Shameless is an American adaptation of a comedy-drama television program from the UK with the same name. The popular series depicts the lives of a low-income family from urban Chicago as…
![Peace, Hope, Resilience, Love, Children, Play, Tears, Happiness, War, Music, Matisyahu, One Day, Reggae, Sounds, Song, Lyrics](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Peace-Hope-Resilience-Love-Children-Play-Tears-Happiness-War-Music-Matisyahu-One-Day-Reggae-Sounds-Song-Lyrics-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“One Day” by legendary reggae singer Matisyahu is an optimistic and upbeat song that speaks about hope for a future without war. A future where children will be able…
![Never Too Late to Start](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/painting-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Making art has always been a part of human expression and seems to have positive effects for individuals working through various emotional turmoil. Art does not…