Facebook groups exploiting addiction to sell services

Facebook groups exploiting addiction to sell services

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17370066/facebook-addiction-support-groups-rehab-patient-brokering Laurie Couch first joined the Affected by Addiction Support Group, a closed Facebook group with 70,000 members, she felt a sense of belonging. Here were people who understood her struggle to care for a son addicted to drugs, and they were there to support her, any time of the day or night. She began…

#Therapy #Wi-Fi #access #mentalhealth #services

#Therapy #Wi-Fi #access #mentalhealth #services

http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/the-computer-will-see-you-now-the-rise-of-online-therapy-34752542.html Distance therapy is on the rise, with one study suggesting that 20pc of psychotherapists now offer some form of online, email or telephone service. The new generation are especially receptive. Millennials, or digital natives as they are known, are generally the biggest users, while the therapists offering the service tend to be younger and…