http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11735150 Known child abuse and neglect has more than doubled in Whangarei in the past two years it has been revealed, as the Government announces sweeping legislative changes in an attempt to stem “horrific” rates of family violence. Child, Youth and Family figures showed 941 confirmed cases of child abuseContinue Reading
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-election-looms-large-over-un-climate-talks/2016/11/06/5a8ea354-a424-11e6-ba46-53db57f0e351_story.html?tid%3Dpm_world_pop_b Brazilian Environment Minister Sarney Filho told reporters in a conference call Thursday he believes American society supports climate action regardless of who becomes the next president. “However, on a personal note, I hope Trump doesn’t win,” he added. Clinton backs the climate policies of President Barack Obama’s government, includingContinue Reading
Show off your diagnostic skills with some snark. Don’t wait. These humorous psychology-themed items won’t last long! https://t.co/7kv1K6tOOe pic.twitter.com/4xF4x6W4RS — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) November 5, 2016Continue Reading
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161025113820.htm Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), an MRI technique that measures the integrity of the brain’s white matter, was used to look at the brain’s connectome, or the map of the neural connections in the brain. The human connectome includes a series of nodes, or brain regions, linked by connections knownContinue Reading
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/trump-has-triggered-the-trauma-vote-20161102 The thing about sexual assault is that, although it’s incredibly common, it is also incredibly isolating. Fear of victim blaming or not being believed keeps many of us from speaking out. Furthermore, few choose to define themselves as survivors. I am so much more than the victim of aContinue Reading
British town will burn 36-foot Donald Trump statue https://t.co/sWjvlF4JDm via @usatoday — Ray Locker (@rlocker12) November 2, 2016Continue Reading
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/02/health/energy-drinks-hepatitis/ The worker was tested for ischemic hepatitis, caused by a lack of blood to the liver, but his organs showed no signs of oxygen shortage, and he had normal renal function. Blood tests for other viral causes of hepatitis were negative. Finally, a biopsy showed that his liver damageContinue Reading
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/11/therapists-say-the-election-is-traumatizing-women.html Even before the release of the 2005 Access Hollywood tape, Donald Trump’s candidacy was giving women anxiety. But after it came out — and after at least ten women came forward to accuse the Republican nominee of sexual assault — therapists across the country say the election began dredgingContinue Reading
