http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/317530/no-sexual-violence-survivor-is-an-island Two more courageous young women have given up their right to name suppression and anonymity in order to help other survivors of sexual violence share their experiences, and break down the stigma that still accompanies so many people’s experience of violence. As people working in an agency for survivorsContinue Reading
Sex expert shares therapies that helped her heal from sexual abuse http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/11/16/sex-expert-shares-therapies-that-helped-her-heal-from-sexual-abuse.htmlContinue Reading
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1611/S00438/changing-the-way-waikato-talks-about-sexual-violence.htm Campaign for Consent is a loose network of individuals and organisations from across the region who are actively interested in preventing sexual violence. The network was formed as a response to the issues raised by the Roastbusters incidents and commentary. The network seeks to transform the landscape of howContinue Reading
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/destiny-church-leader-brian-tamaki-blames-earthquake-on-gays-2016111614 Prime Minister John Key has ridiculed Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki after he launched a bitter attack on the LGBTQ community, blaming them for New Zealand’s earthquakes. … “Oh yes, it’s ridiculous, isn’t it. I mean, give me a break. Look, you always get people coming out with theseContinue Reading
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20161111/ptsd-may-affect-boys-girls-differently-brain-scans-show Researchers used MRI scans to examine the brains of 59 children, aged 9 to 17. The participants included 30 kids with PTSD and 29 without the disorder (the “control” group). Girls and boys in the control group had no differences in brain structure, the researchers said. But among thoseContinue Reading
Warning: A paedohile is interviewed in this story AN Australian documentary series dominated discussions on Twitter in Scotland yesterday following an expose on Westminster’s “paedophile network”. Channel 9’s series 60 Minutes was trending in Glasgow after screening a report into alleged child abuse by UK politicians. The Sunday night programme,Continue Reading
The world’s happiest countries in 2016 https://t.co/UjBpdArGzK pic.twitter.com/BjVyxvDh3u — World Economic Forum (@wef) November 15, 2016 Wealth at what cost? Many wealthier nations came noticeably further down the chart with the US at 13, Germany at 16 and the United Kingdom at 23. Professor Jeffrey Sachs, special advisor to UNContinue Reading
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/13/trump-s-man-stephen-bannon-flirts-with-a-le-pen.html?via=twitter_page But the election of Bannon’s man Donald Trump as president of the United States has made the globalization of Breitbart and its message infinitely more plausible than it ever was before, and politicians once considered Europe’s deplorables are now rushing to bask in the gilded glow of Trump andContinue Reading
It’s important we use antibiotics in the right way. What can you do? Check out this poster and share! #antibioticresistance pic.twitter.com/Mw7XH3dksG — Auckland DHB (@Akld_DHB) November 14, 2016Continue Reading
https://www.bustle.com/articles/194208-how-it-feels-for-a-victim-of-sexual-assault-to-watch-donald-trump-get-elected?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=partnerships&utm_campaign=mic I did not ever imagine it coming up because the person who has become our president-elect has been recorded making crude, cavalier comments about groping and assaulting women on tape. And yet here we are. Of all the things I’m concerned about regarding a Trump presidency, his documented attitudesContinue Reading
