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Maybe we should invite the affiliates to put together and maintain a resource page on Meta with contact details for such organisations so that everyone has access to necessary local details regardless of where they be On 4 January 2017 at 13:04, Pax Ahimsa Gethen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for sharing the sad news and for your thoughts on helping others > in distress. I've shared the information about the memorial project to > WikiProject LGBT Studies (and I've now joined the Gendergap mailing list). > > A helpful resource in North America for trans people in distress is Trans > Lifeline (http://www.translifeline.org/). US: (877) 565-8860 / Canada: > (877) 330-6366 > > - Pax aka Funcrunch > > > > On 1/3/17 8:35 PM, Pine W wrote: > >> Hello colleagues, >> >> Michal Lester from Wikimedia Israel and Tsipi Erann from Wikiwomen >> recently >> sent an email to the Gendergap mailing list regarding the passing of >> User:Danveg. >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2017-January/006453.html. >> Condolences to her family and friends. A memorial project has been >> established on Hebrew Wikipedia at >> https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4 >> %D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D/% >> D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99_%D7% >> A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D/DanVeg_Memorial_Trans_Project >> . >> >> I would like to remind all of us that there may be people in our community >> who are experiencing personal difficulties or distress, and that >> professional resources may be available to assist. As with many >> situations, >> I think that getting help before a situation becomes a crisis is >> preferable, and I would encourage people to take the courageous step to do >> so. Emotional support from friends and family, professional counseling, >> and >> medicines may all be helpful in helping someone. The Mayo Clinic provides >> a >> resource called "Depression: Supporting a family member or friend": >> http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in- >> depth/depression/ART-20045943. >> Quoting the Mayo Clinic page: "People with depression may not recognize or >> acknowledge that they're depressed. They may not be aware of signs and >> symptoms of depression, so they may think their feelings are normal. All >> too often, people feel ashamed about their depression and mistakenly >> believe they should be able to overcome it with willpower alone. But >> depression seldom gets better without treatment and may get worse. With >> the >> right treatment approach, the person you care about can get better." If >> you >> or someone you know is in distress, or is frequently sad, then I would >> encourage reaching out for professional support. >> >> In the circumstance that an on-wiki situation does become an emergency, >> includes a threat of harm, *or* if someone discusses harm and you aren't >> sure how serious the threat is, English Wikipedia has the following >> resource, which includes information about how to Wikipedians are >> encouraged to respond if someone on-wiki appears to be suicidal: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_threats_of_harm. >> Alternatively, if an off-wiki situation appears to be an emergency, >> includes a threat of harm, *or* includes a threat that you don't know how >> to evaluate, then please contact the local emergency services. >> >> Sometimes life is stressful and sad for almost everyone. If you or someone >> you know is overwhelmed, frequently feels sad or discouraged, or is >> distressed, then please reach out for professional support. Rather than >> attempting to go through the dark night alone, or if you see someone else >> who is struggling with their challenges, please ask for help. >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brosen_sunrise.jpg >> >> Regards, >> >> Pine >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> New messages to: [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > -- > Pax Ahimsa Gethen | [email protected] | http://funcrunch.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- GN. 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