In the past, people with depression were called lunatics and put in insane asylums.
This BBC document does an excellent job of explaining how a person’s mind can be ravaged by depression. People with this mental illness talk about how it can paralysis a person’s life and what it’s like to live in this “black hole” that drains the mind and the body. There is also the stigma of depression.
The documentary also discussed new treatments, medicine and therapy that is helping many normal lives.
Taxicab Operator Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Falsifying 180 Salvaged Cars
A man was sentenced last week to a year in prison for illegally obtaining clean titles for salvaged and rebuilt vehicles and using them as taxicabs on the streets of Chicago, according to officials.
Landlord Agrees to Stop Harassment and Discrimination Against Down Syndrome Girl
Apartment complex owner agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that he discriminated against a mother and daughter by refusing to renew the lease because of their disabilities, according to a federal complaint.
Just Saying: Sean Penn, Ted vs. Trump and the California Drought
Sean Penn is a Hollywood trained monkey who believes he is the characters on the Hollywood scripts that are handed to him to read.
Woman Who Ran “Classic Con” That Duped Investors of $1.4 Million Sentenced
A federal judge sentenced 63-year-old Rose Marie O’Reilly, of La Grange, TX, to four years in federal prison for running a con that duped investors out of $1.4 million.
Two Alleged Terrorists from Sweden Who Were Caught in Yemen Sentenced
Two members of Al-Shabaab were each sentenced today to 11 years in prison for supporting terrorism in Africa, according to officials.
White Supremacist Helped to Burn off Prison Tattoo from Former Gang Member
A white supremacist gang member admitted in federal court today that he held down a former gang member while others in the gang used a heated knife to burn off the tattoo of a former member, according to officials.
Man Tried to Run Over Marshal Guilty of Assault — Didn’t Want to Go Back to Prison
A man who was on the run after failing to abide by the terms of his release after serving a prison sentence in a narcotics case was found guilty this afternoon of assaulting a deputy U.S. Marshal by trying to run him over with a minivan, officials said.
Former Police Chief Sentenced for Tasing Inmate Who Was no Threat
Former Mamou, Louisiana, Police Chief Robert McGee, 44, was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for using a taser on an inmate that wasn’t a threat to him or others, according to officials.
Former Bank Employee Allegedly Involved in a $150 Million Loan Fraud Scam
The former chief marketing officer was arrested Wednesday on federal bank fraud charges that allege he was responsible for the bank issuing $150 million in fraudulent loans – loans that caused the bank to suffer $33 million in losses, according to officials.
Mexican Mafia Member “The Big Homie” Found Guilty, Facing Life in Prison
A longtime member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang who exerted control over Latino street gangs in Orange County for 30 years was convicted today of federal racketeering offenses.
Federal Prison Guards Admit Beating an Inmate and Lying About the Incident
FLORIDA Federal officials announced today that two U.S. Bureau of Prisons Correction Officers —William Houghton, 32, and Eddie Rodas-Castro, 32, — plead guilty in connection with the beating of an inmate…