Thursday, October 1, 2009

Earth Changes 2012 Update

Grandmother Parisha will be on conference call this evening at 9 pm EST to discuss recent developments regarding the earth changes prophesied for this time with particular attention to 2012.

Listen in at

646-519-5860, pin no. 2930

Please mute your phone once you are "in" out of courtesy for all the participants.

More information:

www.parishaonline.com

©2009 Deborah Adler. All rights reserved

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Help MsQueer.com Keep on Keeping On...

Okay, stuff happens. I am looking for some assistance in locating the donation of a laptop to keep http://www.msqueer.com/ (located at http://msqueer.wordpress.com/) current and active.



If you would like to help MsQueer.com become the top quality LGBTQ News and Views Blog that it was envisioned to be from its inception, you can help through financial assistance or the donation of a laptop.



I accept secured payments through PayPal. Please Button on sidebar.



[PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT a non-profit,
nor is http://www.msqueer.com/ a profit-making blog.
It was birthed as a service to LGBTQ persons and allies.
In order ofr it to be able to be a free service, it needs help.
If you can offer that, or a proposal for creating revenue -
besides Adwords, please - that will be most welcome also.]
Much appreciation. -MsQueer

email: msqueer@gmail.com

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Student Voice of Mental Health Award

Recently, in response to one of my posts at www.msqueer.com about teen suicide and lgbtq teen suicides in this country and resources to help, I received a comment from someone who asked me to publicize a video competition that is coming to a conclusion soon, as well as the organization sponsoring it, The Jed Foundation.

Here are excerpts from the poster's comments: "I’m writing from The Jed Foundation....We are presenting The Jerry Greenspan Student Voice of Mental Health Award for college students who have had mental health issues like the one’s you write about on your site and wanted for you to help spread the word.

"The award is for a video on their experiences with mental health issues and how they are working to raise awareness and encourage their peers on the issue. The award includes a $2,000 scholarship, a trip to NYC to our annual gala in June 2009, recognition through our site and events and possibly appearing on MTVU. The info is on our site (link below).

We are interested... in having folks write about the importance of doing work like this and show casing, if you will, this award we are presenting.

More information at http://jedfoundation.org/programs/student-voice-of-mental-health-award
NOTE: The Deadline for submitting a video to this project is FEBRUARY 13th! You can download an application from their site address shown here. Questions can be directed to studentaward@jedfoundation.org.

From their website, I share with you their Mission, as it appears on their About Us page:

Mission
The Jed Foundation works nationally to reduce the rate of suicide and the prevalence of emotional distress among college and university students. To achieve this end, the organization collaborates with the public and leaders in higher education, mental health, and research to produce and advance initiatives that:
  • Decrease the stigma surrounding emotional disorders and increase help-seeking in the college student population
  • Increase understanding of the warning signs of suicide and the symptoms of emotional disorders among college students
  • Build awareness of the prevalence of suicide and emotional disorders among college students
  • Strengthen campus mental health services, policies, and programs

You can also find the Jed Foundation, among other places on the net at http://www.youtube.com/thejedfoundation


There, you will find a number of videos on "You Are Not Alone - Fight the Stigma" which feature student sharings as well as educational information from professionals dealing with the issues of student mental health.


I have contacted the Jed Foundation and suggested they network with The Trevor Project, since I did not see any specific references to the LGBTQ population. I hope they follow suit. (UPDATE: I received an email back from the program coordinator that they were indeed interested in working with the Trevor Foundation and would be adding them as a resource link.)

Here's one of their videos:

[NOTE: ALL RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO BELONG TO THE JED FOUNDATION.]


The Jed Foundation also has a "Half Of Us" Campaign underway that asks students, "How Are You A Friend?" More information about this can be found at http://jedfoundation.org/about/jed-news/how-are-you-a-friend. -MsQueer :)


©2009 MsQueer.com. All rights reserved. [NOTE: All language from the Jed Foundation website is the property of The Jed Foundation. No copyright infringement intended.]



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