From Minnesota Public Radio A new report by the Wilder Foundation estimates 4,500 children in Minnesota spend time in shelters on any given night — the highest number since the surveys began 20 years ago. Those children are often haunted by depression, the study shows. Whether homeless children and teens get help and support has [...]
depression
9 Things I Learned in 2009: Living with a Person with Depression
Several of you have made the request over the years that I share my perspectives on living with someone who has chronic depression. I’ve been reluctant to share for many reasons. The first reason I haven’t is that part of living with someone who can spiral downward and inward means that I have to be [...]
What’s at Stake?
Several people sent me this link about what is at stake with the United States running $1 trillion deficits. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has also said the U.S. budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal-year 2009 and come in at $703 billion in the 2010 fiscal year, which begins October [...]
No news like bad news
The Financial Times is saying this Global oil demand will collapse next year and commodities will not return to the highs they reached this summer in the foreseeable future, two authoritative reports said on Tuesday as they forecast a long and painful worldwide recession. The stark conclusions came as the World Bank’s chief economist predicted [...]
