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June 12, 1968
Flint, Michigan
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Scott Phillip Aldred (born June 12, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and current minor league pitching coach.
Early life[edit]
Aldred was born in Flint, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1986 from Hill McCloy High School in Montrose, Michigan, a rural town just north of Flint.
Playing career[edit]
Aldred was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. In his first professional season, Aldred compiled an 8–7 record with a 3.57 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 110 innings with the Fayetteville Generals in 1987. Following this performance, he was seen as the best pitching prospect in the organization.[1]
Aldred struck out 102 batters in 131 1⁄3 innings with the Lakeland Tigers in 1988. Aldred was 10–6 with 3.84 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 122 innings with the London Tigers in 1989 despite being sidelined in mid-season with a hand injury.
Aldred was promoted to the Major Leagues for the first time in September 1990 after compiling 6–15 mark and 4.90 ERA with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, ranking third in the International League in strikeouts (133 in 158 innings). He played for the Detroit Tigers through 1992.
After the 1992 season, Aldred was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft. He was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos in April 1993. He experienced a sore arm, underwent Tommy John surgery, missed all of 1994 season, and returned to the Tigers organization in 1995.[2]
Aldred started on the home opener for the Tigers in 1996.[3] He pitched for the Minnesota Twins (1996–1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–1999), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2000). In 2001, Aldred pitched for the Double-A Norwich Navigators of the New York Yankees organization. In 2002, he pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. In 2003, he pitched for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs and Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox of the Boston Red Sox organization. After he was released during the 2003 season, he pitched for the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2003 and 2004 before retiring due to elbow trouble.[3]
He held the Major League record for most appearances in a single season without a decision (earning a win or being charged with a loss) with 48 until 2007 when it was broken by Trever Miller. He accomplished this feat in 1998 with the Devil Rays.[3]
Coaching career[edit]
Aldred was the pitching coach of the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder, in 2007 and 2008. Since 2009, he has been the pitching coach of the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.[3]
- ^ Anderson, William M. (January 29, 1988). "Some bright prospects on Tiger farms". Ludington Daily News. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Aldred says he won't play with replacements". The Argus-Press. Associated Press. February 25, 1995. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Nilsen, Dan (November 6, 2009). "'Nine lives' in baseball lands Scott Aldred in Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame". Flint Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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How did you get involved with "How to Train Your Dragon 2"?
I can't quite remember how it came about but I got a call from DreamWorks, asking me to come in and try out the voice of Drago Bludvist. Right then and there, on hearing the name of the character, that really kind of did it for me. I started flying around with that name and what could be the back story of such a character, such a torn soul. Right then and there, I started trying to pick him apart.
Playing an animated villain comes with such history because there have been so many iconic ones over the years. You're joining a catalog of characters that give children nightmares. Did you think at all of the legacy of being a part of that roster?
It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career. In that essence, yes, I did think about it. I was looking forward to one day having the luxury of being a part of something like that.
You're such a physical actor. When I think of your work, it's usually accompanied by a strong physical presence for your character. What does it mean as an actor for you to have that taken away and having to convey character purely through voice?
I didn't quite understand the process up until experiencing making this over a year. It took a YEAR. Going back and forth with the voice. There were lapses in between but, at the same time, you were going in and revisiting some of the lines you already recorded and you're never really interacting with any other actor. And, so, that side of it felt a little clinical at first. At the same time, I felt extremely liberated with the experience of just being you, the mic, and trying to be as theatrical as you can be. That's the range with those animations.
So it gave you a lot of vocal freedom?
Yes, oh yes.
And another tool for an actor is a partner. You never worked with any other cast members?
No. Most of us only met for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival for the presentation there.
You have two really crucial scenes of dialogue with Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler's characters. Did you do those with another actor? Or was it just someone reading lines?
Mostly with my director, Dean.
How hard is that?
Again, it gives you some understanding of imagination. You let your imagination fly. You can surrender to that imagination and go a long way and far and do things that wouldn't seem plausible at first—to be acting by yourself.
Do you think it opens up new tools for you as an actor as you return to live-action?
YES. Absolutely, absolutely.
Did they give you a sketch of the character?
I had an early sketch of the character but he was still being developed. I had an early sketch. But it was the name that really did it for me. The physicality didn't really matter to me. It was the essence of a character of that nature, a man so in need to indoctrinate dragons to form an army; why would you form an army if not to conquer mankind?
Were the directors or you ever concerned about the character being "too scary"?
You know, I never once thought about that. I've heard the question since—a bad guy character for a children's story, did you have to tone it down? NO. I went OFF. That's the beauty.
Do you think sometimes maybe it's good for children to be scared? Sometimes we coddle children.
Absolutely. Sometimes we coddle children. I think they are so much more ready than we think they are. It's a dark film but it speaks loud and with so many educational attributes that speak for the kids these days. Kids, in our social world, have displaced families—a father who is displaced from his kids and wife. It deals with that and it deals with the understanding of the human world that we live in with animals, and having to have a thing for somebody who may be somewhat handicapped. It deals with that issue and living in a world with "normal people." Loving "normal people" and being loved back. Tolerance. All of that. I feel like the reason that this film speaks volumes is because it's not just for children. What a wonderful thing to see: A child who has been displaced from his mother for his entire life who comes to find the mother. "Should I accept you or not accept you? How come you never came to see me?" All that. It deals with all of those issues. I think that's quite a beautiful, educational tool.
Do you discuss these thematic issues with Dean before doing your part? Or was it purely plot and character?
It was not approached thematically. I did not see the whole script right from get-go but I sort of, eventually, came to it. It's not necessarily something you talk about: "We're working on this theme line in the film." We're there to give essence to the story and be creative behind closed doors. You come in and lend your voice to it.
When I mentioned coming to talk to you, responses about favorite projects of yours ranged from "In America" to Paula Abdul videos. You have such a diverse resume. What are the projects you remember fondly as key moments?
The things that stand out for me are films like "Blood Diamond," "Amistad," "In America," "Four Feathers"—all those films speak of social issues and social change. I like stories that have a social impact and social attributes to them. That's the whole reason we make films: to broaden our limited view of things and to see how life is evolving elsewhere. How they're dealing with struggles empowers you.
Is that the first thing you look for with a new project? Something important thematically?
Yes and no. A lot of times we also have to live and work. You have to make money to pay rent. In that respect, I don't think you can be so demanding. Those great stories are not the normal stories that come on a daily basis. It's a struggle to land those roles. Everybody is looking for the good parts.
How excited should we be for "Guardians of the Galaxy"?
(Laughs.) We should be VERY excited. We should be very excited and I'm not quite sure how my director James Gunn…his mind is "Wow." I have not seen the final cut yet. But wow.
Is the Blank Panther ever going to happen?
Ya know. I think it's WAY overdue. Disney and Marvel Comics: Come on, people. Let's create a superhero for the minorities, the African diaspora and for the African continent. Come on. It's about time.
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It's impossible to guess what exactly is going on. She *could* be thinking that she's basically grown up from gr 8 onwards on her own except for visits home and now thinking she wants to be home again before she has to leave for college again. But I think if that is part of it, it's kind of secondary to something else. She could have had a falling out with everyone she's been friends with; discovered disloyalty or been very let down. Which I think holds some possibility as it would also explain why she's choosing friends in your town who are either too old for her or HS dropouts or into drinking/smoking pot. Why? Because many times kids who have have something bad happen to them think that they don't "deserve" more; other times, they feel like this is the kind of person who will accept them ...
I personally think that something has happened in her life that has caused her to feel like she either doesn't 'deserve' something good or that the dropouts/partiers, etc., are more 'trustworthy' than the so-called 'straight' friends ...
My sister chose to drop out of school in gr 9 and mess her life up completely for the next 5 years, going from literally being a straight A student without effort, shy, quiet, and totally a non-problem child to being out of control. I won't say what we eventually found out caused this, but something HAD happened to her that made her feel unworthy of her family's love/acceptance, and unworthy period. It was a pretty powerful negative experience. I'm not saying this is what's happened to your dd; I use this as a reason for my 'theorizing' that something may have happened *to* her as opposed to just perhaps bad choices she's making. Things like this can and DO happen. It's not always a matter of parenting or lack of; poor choices on the teen's part or other 'typical' things ...
I would encourage you to talk to her counsellor. I don't know how much the counsellor can divulge; perhaps the counsellor would be willing to talk to the two of you together if she/he can't break confidentiality - it's worth asking if your dd, for whateve reason, can't/won't talk to you on her own. But I also would try to approach your dd by telling her that things just aren't fitting together; there is definitely something missing here, that you love her, are concerned, will listen without judgement no matter what it is, and encourage her as much as you can to try to be open with you. And don't give up.
It doesn't *sound* like your dd reacted in a strongly resistant manner when you vetoed her NY Eve plans, altho she likely protested, maybe even was mad - but if this were straight rebellion or straight bad influences from others around her, she would, I think anyway, have reacted strenuously to your vetoeing this, esp at the last moment. If she is just used to not having to be in a typical parent/teen role with you, she would have reacted harshly and I seriously doubt she'd be asking to move HOME for her senior year, already knowing that you can and you WILL veto something inappropriate - which is part of the reason why I don't think it's about that so much. It seems more like she is looking for a kind of refuge or perhaps it is as simple as wanting to reconnect before going on with the rest of her life.
Ask her what she envisions life being like if she moves home, before you tell her what will and won't be acceptable. Find out what HER view is about life at home, and how she perceives it FIRST - and invite her to tell you this in as conversational (i.e. not 'we need to sit down and talk about this') way as you can muster. This alone will likely give you some clues as to what *she* is seeking in this decision to move home. Ask her what she thinks it will be like; what she thinks the rules might or might not be; what she thinks are 'fair' freedoms and compromises.
Good luck. I hope she WILL come home for a year. I think she sounds like she needs to :-) and that's really okay you know. The 'best school' or whatever is not the be-all and end-all ... healthy, sound and loving relationships are far harder to learn to maintain than grades. I would welcome her home and trust that you will take the steps together one at a time. Even IF you don't learn what exactly has all happened beforehand. She may only reveal that over time and re-established day to day closeness; being able to argue with you and be there that night to know everything is okay before she sleeps - things that aren't as readily accessible when you live away from home and situaitons that happen on a daily basis over the 'honeymoon' times over vacations, you know? Hugs.


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The peak autumn weekend is packed full of high-energy, upbeat and danceable music highlighted by the festival's trademark sounds of over fifty performing bands with a dozen groups offering two entire shows.
For the past two years the Treasure Island Music Festival has been determined to minimize its effect on the planet, diverting 72% of its waste to recycling and composting, and this year they are looking to reduce their waste even further. This year's reductions begin on the trip to Treasure Island thanks to partnerships with Bauer's and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
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Every year brings memorable moments to remember. So far, for the NASCAR 2012 Season, my 3 biggest memories have to be….Montoya taking out the Jetdryer…Watkins Glen for the best race & the brawl at last weekend at PhoenixSort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
the jet dryer will be remembered for a while.kyles worst year of his carreer,and first time in 30 years there was no earnhardts in cup series race.thats the 3 i have.
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The jet dryer incident and Watkins Glen for sure, Pritzi!!
Jimmie's crash at Kansas and the way the 48 team rallied is right up there for me. The brawl... It left a bad taste in my mouth, Bowyer's crew turning it into a cage match was fine by me. Crew on crew though, they should not have grabbed Jeff. He should have been left for Clint alone, driver on driver... (Which will never happen, NASCAR has always had a way of protecting the golden boys at HMS.) You can't have the cars being used as weapons, if you are truly that miffed, grab ol' dude in a headlock and get yourself some respect. Win or lose, a bloody nose and fat lip gets the point across. There's no respect won destroying race cars.
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Another EPIC memory for me has to be the massive wreck on the last lap at Talladega in October….that track looked like a junk yard!!! The most shocking memory for me had to be AJ Allmendinger…I just didn't see that one coming but Hornish sure did help me out in my C-Class. I think my happiest moment had to be Dale Jr. winning at Michigan and finally getting that winless monkey off his back :)
I haven't said anything on that fight at Phoenix…but I do have some strong convictions regarding it. However, no one can argue that it wasn't memorable…I don't think it will ever be forgotten.
All in All...I think NASCAR in 2012 was pretty good...it sure is a great sport!!!
My three are 1. Jr. Winning at Michigan of course 2. Tony using his full body two handed throw of his helmet at Bristol 3. And last week Clint running down to get Jeff, his backside was looking good! Lol
Let me change that !!!!! My favorite moment was JJ blowing up at Homestead!!!!!! Woooooooooooo
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Hey now Lisa. Cliff and I started JJ LMAO.
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The transformation of Kes into a Champion is top on my list.
Also hats off to Michael Waltrip for moving up with the big boys.
Failure of RFR to keep secure sponsorship and keep Kenseth.
Honorable mention has to be JPM. Who runs into a Jet Dryer (classic).
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By THOMAS SOWELL, Investor's Business Daily
Thomas Sowell
The decision of the government in Cyprus to simply take money out of people's bank accounts there sent shock waves around the world.
People far removed from that small island nation had to wonder: "Can this happen here?"
The economic repercussions of having people feel that their money is not safe in banks can be catastrophic. Banks are not just warehouses where money can be stored.
They are crucial institutions for gathering individually modest amounts of money from millions of people and transferring that money to strangers whom those people would not directly entrust it to.
Multi-billion-dollar corporations, whose economies of scale can bring down the prices of goods and services — thereby raising our standard of living — are seldom financed by a few billionaires.
Far more often they are financed by millions of people, who have neither the specific knowledge nor the economic expertise to risk their savings by investing directly in those enterprises. Banks are crucial intermediaries, which provide the financial expertise without which these transfers of money are too risky.
There are poor nations with rich natural resources, which are not developed because they lack either the sophisticated financial institutions necessary to make these key transfers of money or because their legal or political systems are too unreliable for people to put their money into these financial intermediaries.
Whether in Cyprus or in other countries, politicians tend to think in short-run terms, if only because elections are held in the short run.
Therefore, there is always a temptation to do reckless and short-sighted things to get over some current problem, even if that creates far worse problems in the long run.
Depression Lessons
Seizing money that people put in the bank would be a classic example of such short-sighted policies.
After thousands of American banks failed during the Great Depression of the 1930s, there were people who would never put their money in a bank again, even after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created to have the federal government guarantee individual bank accounts when the bank itself failed.
For years after the Great Depression, stories appeared in the press from time to time about some older person who died and was found to have substantial sums of money stored under a mattress or in some other hiding place, because they never trusted banks again.
After going back and forth, the government of Cyprus ultimately decided, under international pressure, to go ahead with its plan to raid people's bank accounts. But could similar policies be imposed in other countries, including the United States?
As we celebrate our national day of Thanksgiving and enjoy family, friends, food and football, most of us pause to give thanks for our manifold blessings. Our gratitude may be for our loved ones, for good health, for prosperity, for the great blessings of liberty (though sadly somewhat diminished) ...
Jonathan Gruber's several videotaped remarks about the gross deceptions that got ObamaCare passed in Congress should tell us a lot about the Obama administration. And the way that the mainstream media hesitated for days to even mention what professor Gruber said, while they obsessed over ...
Asserting a legal and constitutional authority he himself said he did not have, President Obama has gone rogue, issuing an executive amnesty for 4-5 million illegal aliens. He ordered the U.S. government not to enforce the law against these 4-5 million, and declared that they are to be exempt from ...
'When the facts change, I change my mind," economist John Maynard Keynes is supposed to have said when charged with inconsistency. "What do you do, sir?" As President Obama threatens to stretch his power to faithfully execute the law to a breaking point by effectively legalizing some 5 million ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Jonathan Gruber, a prominent architect of ObamaCare, has been exposed as little more than an elitist fraud. Gruber was caught on videotape expressing the haughty attitude that drove the Affordable Care Act, deriding the "stupidity" of Americans as a ...


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I have a heavy heart and many tears I am shedding this morning. I am crying for my beloved country. My heart is aching for all those who sacrificed so much in service to a just and civil society, and continue to do so. I pray that those who are currently in power in South Africa will pause as they mourn our beloved Madiba, and remember that he transformed from freedom fighter and enemy to a revered leader who sought reconciliation. Mandela was arrested after being found by a CIA agent. My great-uncle (by marriage) Bram Fischer, was Mandela's attorney during his trial. I remember as a child seeing Robben Island and learning of the prison that held many who are now famous and a number who have died. During my political activism I came to know people who had served at "the university" as it was called. Colleagues and friends would just disappear without explanation. When they ended up on Robben Island they would be part of conversations orchestrated by the leaders incarcerated there. And then, on being released, would teach those of us working in townships and squatter camps, trade unions and community organizations, giving us word of what the leadership's plans were. Each and every one of their legacies lives on. In South Africa during that time we were not allowed to have images of Nelson Mandela. Possession of the Freedom Charter that became the most progressive constitution on the planet was grounds for being imprisoned without trial. We were all imprisoned by the draconian system, even the most privileged, even those who never saw the inside of a cell. When I left South Africa in 1986 during a State of Emergency, and into political exile, I never imagined that in my lifetime Mandela would be released. I never imagined I would ever be able to return to South Africa. I never imagined that my mixed race daughter would have children who could be friends with children of different colors and cultures. I never imagined that South Africa would ever be embraced by the rest of Africa because it had always been such a pariah in the eyes of the rest of the continent. I never imagined that the world would support the change we all fought for and made huge sacrifices for – my imagination was limited by the oppression I grew up in. One never knows how the tides of change will shift the sands. One never knows how orchestrated insignificant acts can create a crescendo of change such as was experienced in my homeland. There have been rare moments in my life, as a 5th generation white South African, that I have felt proud to have that legacy. Today, my pride is mixed with a depth of grief because I am not there on South African soil, to be caught up in the crowds of mourners honoring and remembering. As South Africa moves towards a presidential election, may we all pray that the current leaders remember that power is to be shared, not hoarded and used to corrupt. In solidarity with all around the globe who mourn with me. Lyndall Hare
A Touching Message from a South African Sacred Activist; Her Thoughts on Mandela, Healing, and Hope
Dear fellow Sacred Activists:
Schools for Hope; New Campaign to Prevent Suicide in Youth
Did you know 1 in 9 kids attempt suicide prior to graduating high school, and that 40% of those kids are in grade school? (Journal of Adolescent Health via Family Matters, 2011). And that the number one autofill on google is 'Hope makes me… depressed'? We don't know exactly why, but what we do know is that the primary predictors of suicide include hopelessness and depression. (Association of Physicians, 2004).
The Good news? HOPE is teachable and depression is treatable? (Rand and Cheavens, 2008), It is true. Research suggests that Hope can be taught and that the greater the hope, the greater the level of well-being (Scioli, 2009). Hope is defined as the perceived ability to create pathways to a desired result, and the motivation to follow those pathways through to the desired result (Rand and Cheavens, 2008). Higher Hope corresponds to greater emotional and psychological well-being, greater academic performance, and enhanced personal relationships (Snyder, 2005).
With your help, we can bring a lesson plan of HOPE with activities to the classroom. Our goal is to raise $85,000 throughout December for this project through our Indiegogo campaign, and then to spend January and February creating the research-based curriculum to launch in ten test schools in April of 2014. Our goal is then to take the finalized curriculum global in 2015.
Our Overall Vision for Schools for Hope:
Our aim is to expand on our Field for Hope project that cultivates Hope through seeing through a planting of sunflowers; from seed to flower and back to seed. With your help we aim to take this project further and share messages and symbols of hope with others; creating curriculum around the planting specifically to teach Hope to children. And then to nurture Hope and through peer to peer support to teach this to the next classroom.
- Engaging children through a 360° support and wisdom sharing system—peer-to-peer, teachers, counselors/psychologists and parents.
- Partnering with mental health education experts, curriculum will be targeted, self-paced and ready to implement into school systems.
- Leverage online and new social mobile application technology to implement the program. Content will be engaging and inspirational and delivered on a relevant youth-oriented platform.
- Integrate a yearly sunflower planting symbolic of HOPE in the Spring, writing messages of Hope to those that then harvest the seeds in the fall, starting the infinite spiral for Hope.
- Garner research through metrics analysis, evaluation and optimization.
- Pilot in Chicago schools; adapt to deploy tailored program focused in PTSD and tragedy to those areas as needed. (i.e. Sandy Hook, Columbine, Oklahoma, etc.)
Please help us make this campaign a success! With your generous donation of time, brain power, and/or contacts we can get this moving. Hope is teachable, depression is treatable. Let's help make ALL kids feel value and like there is always a way to resolve problems in a positive, productive way.
Please visit www.schoolsforhope.org and help us make this project a reality.
The Past, Present, and Future for Depression; A Perspective of Hope from Geneva
As I sit here at a crowded Starbucks in sunny Geneva Switzerland, preparing for the meeting tomorrow at the headquarters of the World Health Organization, I marvel at how far we have come in the field of mental health since my father's suicide over 20 years ago. In those days, we looked upon suicide as a poor choice a person made and simply did not talk about it. Today, while we still have a long way to go, we are starting to understand that it is more than a choice; it is a complicated combination of life circumstances, chemical processes of the brain, genetics, and childhood trauma.
Last year I had the privilege of attending the discussion of the ground breaking resolution for the UN to make global mental health a priority throughout the world with a proposed Global Mental Health Action Plan. On May 27th, 2013 the World Health Assembly adopted the "Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020", putting the world on notice that mental health must be a priority. I have the honor of attending the WHO follow-up conference tomorrow October 7th, during Global Mental Health week, to hear across the globe how member states and affiliated organizations are going to put the plan into action.
In 2004 when I began my work to end the stigma of depression through rebranding, less than 25% were receiving treatment leaving a full 75% of the world population untreated. Last year, the World Health Organization statistics reported that the number untreated is now 50%, so while progress might not be evident it is improving. These statistics bring me joy and gratitude that the tireless work of the people in the field of mental health, creating awareness and bringing services to the 350 million with depression, is not happening in vain.
That being said, there is much left to do. Depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet it is treatable. It is significantly underfunded and still highly stigmatized and there is much more to do to bring treatment numbers to 100%.
I encourage you to join us October 10th, Global Mental Health Day, to learn more about depression. Join us in watching the free, live Global Web Screening of Hidden Pictures, the first feature documentary on global mental health. Read and share information on mental health from organizations like Psyhcentral and Webmd with perspectives from both the medical profession and patients. Or take the pledge to plant a virtual sunflower, showing your solidarity in our movement to bring dignity and respect to those living with depression.
Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook community for posts throughout Global Mental Health week. There is Hope. Depression is treatable. Share the word and help save a life today.
World Health Organization Adopts Mental Health Action Plan
We recently learned that the 66th World Health Assembly has adopted the World Health Organization's comprehensive mental health action plan (2013-2020). The action plan is the outcome of extensive global and regional consultations over the last year with a broad array of stakeholders including: 135 Member States; 60 WHO CCs and other academic centers; 76 NGOs and 17 other stakeholders and experts.
As one of the 76 contributing nonprofit organizations at the forum, we are proud to have played a role in the development of this Action Plan as we feel it is a critical step in the right direction of eradicating the stigma of depression and meeting the needs of the 350 million worldwide living with the disease.
As part of our ongoing efforts to be leaders and advocates for the disease, we plan to have International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) representatives once again at the mhGAP Forum in October to discuss the launch of the plan and its implementation.
The four major objectives of the action plan are to:
- Strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental health.
- Provide comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health and social care services in community-based settings.
- Implement strategies for promotion and prevention in mental health.
- Strengthen information systems, evidence and research for mental health.
We look forward to continuing collaboration with WHO representatives and working towards solutions that will give hope to millions living with depression.
For more information about the Action Plan click here.
Stories from the Field
Americans across the country are getting ready to celebrate the 4th of July holiday tomorrow, a holiday all about the human spirit and a renewal of #HOPE. So it seemed like a fitting time to bring you our first Story from the Field, stories about the people we have had the honor and privilege to meet through the Field for Hope campaign. These narratives, pictures and videos are our way of helping spark positive conversations around depression and mental health in order to help chip away at the negative stigma surrounding the disease.
Earlier this year we met Tim Kahlor at the PRISM Awards in Los Angeles, an annual awards show that honors TV, movie, music, DVD and comic book entertainment that accurately depict mental health issues. Tim's son Ryan is a military veteran who lives with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). We asked Tim to share his incredible story with us to help kick off our Stories from the Field series.
Contributed by Tim Kahlor
Ryan joined the military in 2002 when he was 18-years-old on a delayed entry program so he could get his braces off his teeth before basic training. He was promised a $12,000 sign-on bonus and told he would be stationed in Germany. We'd sent him to Europe when he was in high school and he loved it. Ryan was always an adventurous kid and loved playing sports; the thought of being paid to keep in shape was his dream job. The military offered him adventure, the ability to work out and stay in shape, all while seeing the world.
He left for basic training on March 18, 2003, the day before the war in Iraq started. Ryan was a member of the 1st Armored Division based out of Baumholder, Germany, and was being sent to Holenfeld, Germany, to a non-deployable unit. However when they offered him rank quicker and no tax on his combat pay if he went to Iraq, he accepted the offer. In 2003 Ryan served as an Infantryman in Bagdad, guarding the green zone and then was later sent out on missions in other areas. There was a lot of action, but it was the next deployment that caused the most damage to Ryan. When we saw him next in 2004 he was friendly, but guarded.
Ryan was married in December of 2005 and deployed to Iraq again in January 2006. That November Ryan endured many struggles, as he was involved in several horrible firefights leaving him to handle many of the dead and wounded. During his two deployments Ryan received repeated injuries to his head and body, including a Traumatic Brain Injury. When he returned to the U.S. they finally sent him to Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego to be part of the Wounded Warrior Project for Army members who are injured in combat. There, Ryan's PTSD really began to erupt, resulting in fighting and explosive yelling. One day I found him rolled up in a ball in the middle of the living room. Ryan was sent to Palo Alto's in-patient program for PTSD at the VA hospital there. Which I believe, to this day, is still the best program I've seen Ryan come out of since 2007 for dealing with PTSD.
When your child is killed in combat the pain of war is over for the soldier or marine, but continues on for their family. When your child lives through combat and comes home with PTSD the mental war of combat is brought from the battlefield into the living room, kitchen, bedroom and to the surrounding community. Ryan was the poster child in 2007 and 2008 for getting and responding to PTSD treatment, but there are always going to be relapses no matter how well treatment has served in addressing the problem. That is the hardest part to get through; the rough times that disillude the thought that the struggle is over after everything seems to be going so well. My family has found that being willing to listen to him when he wants to talk about it and always letting him know I am there for him is one of the most helpful things we can do. I don't ask questions unless he opens a door that will allow me to ask a questions. There are people that think you can "shake it out of them" or "tell them some story about a cousin, uncle or buddy they knew that was in combat" or the guy that says "you got to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get on with your life" (my response to that one is 'what if the boot straps are already broken?') Then you have the people who want you to explain why there is more PTSD now than in past wars. I ignore things like the above and celebrate Ryan's success; I often text him about how proud I am of what he is doing.
Ryan just finished a semester of college with great grades and we celebrated it as a family going out to dinner. This is major because in the past he couldn't sit in a classroom long enough to finish a semester. We set goals and plans for future outings together that I know Ryan enjoys. Last summer, Ryan and his wife Hannah took me to Yosemite camping and it was like heaven for us all. I saw the joy in my son's face taking me someplace that I loved and he loved it too. This year we already have a trip planned at the Kern River and Yosemite hiking the whole time and playing in the river. Ryan teaches surfing and kayaking to wounded warriors during the summer, so we encourage him to keep doing that when he can as well as cycling.
It is so important that families don't forget to find time to get help for themselves and the knowledge to help a loved one suffering from PTSD. They should always be aware of signs of isolation and frustration to be readily to supportive. Families dealing with a loved one with PTSD should remember that there will be good days and bad days, and you have to hope that the good days get longer and the bad days get shorter.
Tim's story exhibits one main and powerful fact: being open and honest about the reality of PTSD can enable our sons, daughters, fathers, brothers, sisters, mothers, and friends to hold their heads up high, walk around unashamed and seek treatment in spite of the stigma. This example further promotes the belief that above all we must love, care, support and advocate on behalf of our loved ones living with conditions like PTSD and depression. Liberate yourself and your loved ones by taking a stand and joining us in the cause to end the negative stigma associated with the disease. Speak out, volunteer, contribute and help us build a community. Take the Pledge to Plant, spread the word and join iFred in honoring the 350 million around the world living with depression.
In this light, I bring you Field for Hope
When someone suffers from depression the effects ripple out to those they love.
I can still remember the moment. As I was getting ready for an upcoming weekend visit to see my dad, I called to see how he was doing. I knew something was terribly wrong when I heard a voice that wasn't his. My mother took the receiver and told me the news that would forever change my life. My dad had taken his life.
My father was a successful businessman, but his pain was no mystery to me. He had resisted treatment because he did not want to admit to weakness in character. I cannot accurately describe in words the deep sense of abandonment, betrayal and total loss of self I felt when he died. I believe that, had he sought help earlier, he might well still be alive today.
Just weeks before he died he sent me a Valentine's Day card telling me how much he loved me. How he hoped I would never have to deal with the pain, deep regret and unhappiness he felt all the time. I carry the card with me as a reminder of his pain. It serves as my fuel to change the world for the better as a way to honor his life.
Depression is treatable, yet less than 25% of those with depression are getting treatment in part because of the stigma associated with the disease. This misunderstanding about depression is what prevented my father from getting treatment. As a branding expert, I know that by doing the following we can and will end the stigma of depression.
1. Use a universal symbol, the sunflower, around the world showcasing just how many are working for positive progress.
2. Engage celebrities, politicians, business leaders and activists to talk about their own depression
3. Bring awareness of the biology of depression, and how our neurotransmitters, hormones, and brain chemistry are affected by everything we put in our body.
4. Focus on hope for those suffering from depression, instead of the negative depictions of depressed people that are often present in the media.
It is in this light I bring you Field for Hope. This global campaign asks people to come together and Pledge to Plant a sunflower to show honor and respect for the 350 million people around the world who live with depression. They need our help.
My dad had it all and did not deserve or need to die. Do not let one more life be wasted. Pledge to Plant. Join our movement today at Causes.com/FieldforHope or visit www.ifred.org to find out how you can get help for yourself or someone you love.
PMS, Moods and How to Batten Down the Hatches
For those that say there is no such thing as depression, I invite you into my brain for my mini episodes every month during PMS (or PPMD). Seriously. Climb aboard my brain for just a week. Experience my reality during a storm once a month when my hormones are out of whack, and you will understand that as much as I try to prepare, our brain chemistry is quite powerful, there will always be a leak, so the best thing to do is prepare and ride it out.
Have you ever felt like a non photo-shopped flower? Time to view yourself through a different lens.
I was taking some photos of flowers this weekend, and I noticed they weren't perfect. Flakes of dirt, worn around the edges, some black spots, browning, all kinds of things when you really get up close. I really didn't care and was so glad I saw the beauty, not the flaws, and it made me think a lot about life.
Don't you wish for even a day we could see the beautiful flower within ourself? No flaws, no rough edges, nothing to pick at because what we saw was really the amazing, colorful, unique image that sat before us? That we weren't put under a microscope, taken apart, criticized and belittled by what really makes us beautiful and unique?
So I decided to take lots of photos, bring them back and expose their flaws close-up. But I challenge you to look at these flaws and find the awe and beauty in each of them. Instead of automatically doing what you have been taught and point out / take apart those flaws, study them closely and see how they add beauty, depth, and character to each and every flower.
These aren't photo-shopped in any way, which is why I love them. They are what they are. The majority of the flower is vibrant, colorful, smells and feels beautiful.
Spend a day seeing yourself as you see a flower. Strong, confident, delicate, amazing, magnificent…. Notice the beauty and be inspired by that. Hang un-photoshopped flowers on your wall as a reminder that we are all perfect in our own, unique, and beautiful way.