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http://bit.ly/2GSNf6J About 600 clinical psychologists are refusing to work overtime for six weeks as they negotiate with the country’s 17 district health boards for increased pay. Auckland District Health Board said one of its after-hours talking therapy groups for children and adolescents cannot run. Director of provider services Joanne Gibbs said while rescheduling has been…

#Gritty #One-woman #White #Ribbon #Ride #Play
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/lifestyle/93559672/gritty-onewoman-white-ribbon-ride-superb Instead, it is Moira, the disarmingly casual and drawling support worker who fends off his violent anger with courageous no-nonsense resolve in another brilliantly realised characterisation. Still, the “camera” angle doesn’t get in the way of the stories or the way they are portrayed. The split-second transition Kopae makes from bolshie 23-year-old mum of…

Society praises fight, accepts flight, but tends to attach shame to immobilisation.
The most important word there is “shame”. Survivors are shamed and blamed because they didn’t mobilise, fight and make an effort. That’s a misunderstanding. It’s a poorly informed explanation because the body goes into that state and they can’t move. The theory had traction because it gave survivors feelings of validation. Survival was really an…
Child Sexual Abuse in the Context of Schools:
Truth Project Thematic Report: Child sexual abuse in the context of schools The Truth Project is a core part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (‘the Inquiry’)alongside public hearings and research. It was set up to hear and learn from the experiences of victimsand survivors of child sexual abuse1 in England and Wales….

Catholic priests in WA to be forced to report child sexual abuse revealed during confession
The WA Government said it expected to introduce the necessary amendments in the second half of this year. Mandatory reporting laws in WA already apply to doctors, teachers, nurses, midwives, police and school boarding supervisors. Anyone convicted of failing to report child sexual abuse faces a $6,000 fine. The new requirements would apply to “recognised…

#Addictive #sugar #salt
Check out @ClevelandClinic’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/ClevelandClinic/status/891857449736712193?s=09 3 reasons you’re craving sweet and salty foods & how to curb that hunger ?? https://t.co/1Di7Iv2jax — Cleveland Clinic (@ClevelandClinic) July 31, 2017 2. You don’t realize how addictive sugar and salt can be Why do we crave sugar and salt, in particular? For one thing, they taste good. Manufacturers…