Mental health article

[ruchel]

"I am concerned not only about this particular issue, but about numerous issues that have been exposed to the frum public, seemingly with positive intentions. I wonder whether the approach backfires, and the MORE talk there is about children at risk, the MORE children at risk there are; the MORE talk there is about eating disorders, the MORE people are discovered to have them; the MORE talk there is about spousal abuse, the MORE abuse is uncovered; the MORE learning disabilities are discussed, the MORE children are diagnosed with them.

Is it that pre-existing problems are being exposed and dealt with, OR that talking about it, dwelling on it, and teaching about it, INCREASES THE NUMBERS

The media knows that when they report some awful teen incident of suicide or violence, there is the "copycat" phenomenon"