Ex-principal Michael Hogan on child sex charges http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/81084715/exprincipal-michael-hogan-on-child-sex-charges A former Canterbury principal has acknowledged indecent sexual offending in his early teaching career. After name suppression was lifted in the Christchurch District Court on Wednesday, the man can be named as Michael William Hogan, 54. Hogan was the principal at PrebbletonContinue Reading

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/stress-better/2014/11/forget-positive-thinking-try-this-to-curb-teen-anxiety/ These are the thoughts of a high school student named James. You wouldn’t know it from his thoughts, but James is actually pretty popular and gets decent grades. Unfortunately, in the face of adversity, James makes a common error; he falls into what I like to call “thought holes.”Continue Reading

New mental health funding welcomed http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/otago/387275/new-mental-health-funding-welcomed Further government funding to support mental health initiatives in rural communities has been welcomed by the Otago Rural Support Trust. The $600,000 joint funding from the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Primary Industries was the second phase of the Rural Mental Wellness initiative.Continue Reading

Scientists find possible PTSD relief in retooled muscle relaxant http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/06/21/scientists-find-possible-ptsd-relief-in-retooled-muscle-relaxant.html By Melinda Carstensen Published June 21, 2016 PTSD patient Mark Bratton, pictured here, was deployed five times during his service with the U.S. Marine Corps. “My depression started to ease up, and all these feelings of worthlessness, and just notContinue Reading

Child sexual abuse in Australian Defence Force being examined in royal commission http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-21/royal-commission-to-examine-child-sexual-abuse-in-adf/7526026 Child sexual abuse within the Australian Defence Force over more than five decades is being examined by the royal commission at hearings that started in Sydney today. The latest royal commission case study is focusing on theContinue Reading

Your Rights:Women sex offenders https://www.newsday.co.zw/2016/06/18/rightswomen-sex-offenders/ MIRIAM TOSE MAJOME After last week’s column, at least three readers were unhappy with what they regarded as my sexist views regarding rape. They took particular exception with the definition of rape, as I wrote and my statement that only men can be convicted ofContinue Reading

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/81106570/teacher-aide-raelyn-jacquelyn-te-moni-jailed-for-sexual-relationship-with-14yearold-boy.html A teacher aide seen as a role model for young Maori had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy. Raelyn Jacquelyn Te Moni, 44, has been jailed for three years six months for her “predatory” offending. Te Moni, who is training to be a chef, was found guilty byContinue Reading