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<p>I have to second Ed's remarks, especially the governing board portion and last sentence. As therapeutic as making in good company can be, makerspaces should absolutely not be seen as solutions to depression... but rather, one component in *possible* concert with more direct, professional methods.</p>
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On December 22, 2014 at 12:32 PM Edward L Platt <ed@elplatt.com> wrote:
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This is a complicated question.
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Speaking personally, hackerspaces have for me been many things:
<br />- A source of community and a place to get together with my friends and social support network.
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- A source of stress that I've had to step back from at times for the sake of mental health. This was mostly true when I was a board member and/or officer.
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Also, mentally ill or seriously stressed members who aren't seeking treatment and don't have healthy coping mechanisms can be extremely toxic for the community.
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Clement Quinson <
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Hi all,
<br />what we've seen here, is that hackerspaces can help people with depression in that:
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</div>- they're among similar minded people, what can be NOT the case as an engineer/tech person working in the industry.
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</div>- people can work on meaningful and/or interesting projects, not only what you're told to work on to pay your bills.
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</div>I may forget other aspects, but these are the main that come to my mind right now !
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Florencia Edwards <
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More info everyone, please. Thanks
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2014-12-22 1:10 GMT-03:00 Mark Janssen <
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Hackerspaces provide a space to express oneself creatively and
<br /> productively in an otherwise destructive (semi-)economic system that
<br /> would exploit such talent for non-creative ends. If you need to know
<br /> more than that, you can email me personally.
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