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The Many Faces Of PTSD http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelley-calkins/the-many-faces-of-ptsd_b_10704166.html Most days, I still don’t think that I look much like someone with PTSD. This is an odd thought whenever I interrogate it: I look like myself, my self has PTSD — ipso facto, if A=B, B=C, then A=C — I look like someoneContinue Reading

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1840739 “Without appropriate trauma counselling, it is very likely that the child’s current and future emotional, familial and social ties are going to be badly affected,” she told theSun. “The child needs time and a lot of support to come to terms with the victimisation and overcome it,” she said,Continue Reading

Former soldier hopes to ‘slay the stigma’ of post traumatic stress disorder http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/81321738/Former-soldier-hopes-to-slay-the-stigma-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder ensen spent five years at Linton Military Camp, worked as a police officer in Levin and Palmerston North for seven years and worked in Iraq for three years. Though he was not officially diagnosed with PTSD, itContinue Reading

UNICEF warns of physical, sexual ‘abuse & exploitation’ for child refugees en route to Europe https://www.rt.com/news/346981-%D1%81hild-refugees-abuse-unicef/ At least nine out of 10 child refugees arriving in Europe through Italy this year are unaccompanied, UNICEF says in a new report. The organization told RT that minors go through “various forms ofContinue Reading

Just a little #humor to wrap up this week’s focus on #Narcissists. pic.twitter.com/xFijZogjxs — Dr. J. Ryan Fuller (@jryanfuller) June 26, 2016Continue Reading

Kind Kiwis raise more than $20k for former high-ranking soldier suffering PTSD https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/kind-kiwis-raise-more-than-20k-former-high-ranking-soldier-suffering-ptsd Mr Blaikie, who was Deputy Director of Intelligence for Combined Force Command in Afghanistan in 2004, returned home after experiencing a near hostage situation and being traumatised by an operation which killed innocent civilians. In 2006 heContinue Reading

Door-to-door operation launched in hunt for sex attacker http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/81336694/doortodoor-operation-launched-in-hunt-for-sex-attacker Police said the man talked his way into the woman’s house by claiming to be looking for his daughter. A prolonged sexual assault followed. “We’re determined to catch this guy because it’s a nasty assault,” Basham said. Basham said family, friends,Continue Reading

Food bank demand rises in past two weeks as report says ‘food insecurity the new norm’ https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/food-bank-demand-rises-in-past-two-weeks-report-says-insecurity-new-norm NZCCSS chief executive Trevor McGlinchey told ONE News that for many families, a normal part of their week is going to the food bank to see what they can get. “The degree ofContinue Reading

Brisbane military veterans turn to yoga to ease post traumatic stress disorder http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-19/military-veterans-turn-to-yoga-class-brisbane-run-to-ease-ptsd/7466410 Mr Stevenson began practising yoga as a coping mechanism and became a qualified instructor in November last year. He introduced free classes for both veterans and emergency service workers to help bring peace to his peers. “IContinue Reading