Planning to be happy

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-secret-to-happiness-could-be-in-your-calendar-2015-6 The key is structuring your days in advance to include activities that are likely to make you happy. The technical term is “prioritising positivity.” For the study, researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recruited 235 participants and measured: how much they valued…

Coronavirus can survive in the air for hours, and on common materials for days

Coronavirus can survive in the air for hours, and on common materials for days. This is how long it can last on various surfaces, and what you need to know to protect yourself: https://t.co/dawqAXjSqF pic.twitter.com/QEdubz2V28 — USA TODAY Graphics (@usatgraphics) March 26, 2020

South Korea’s Nth Room Sex Scandal

South Korea is reeling from yet another sex scandal that victimizes young women into performing torture porn. With over 2.3 million netizens, including celebrities, calling for the revelation of the identities and perpetrators and the most severe punishment imposed on the guilty parties, here’s everything we know so far about the Nth Room Sex Scandal….

Why drying your hands is just as important as washing them

Learn why drying your hands is as important as washing them https://t.co/zhrSEA2F8g #coronavirus #health pic.twitter.com/ZL8EXCImB9 – World Economic Forum (@wef) March 29, 2020 Hand drying not only removes moisture from the hands but it also involves friction, which further reduces the microbial load and the environmental transfer of microorganisms. And the transmission of microbes is…

‘Show Me a Helping Hand’ conference sheds light on sexual abuse of males

‘Show Me a Helping Hand’ conference sheds light on sexual abuse of males

JEFFERSON CITY — Lincoln University hosted the third annual ‘Show Me a Helping Hand’ conference on Thursday and Friday, in an effort to draw awareness to the issue of male sexual assault, among other topics. Greg Holtmeyer, a Jefferson City resident, began the free conference based on his own personal experience and wanting to help…

Evaluating a sustainable model of peer mentoring in traumatic brain injury

https://cpcr.aut.ac.nz/our-research/peer-support-after-brain-injury The burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the individual, their whānau, and society is significant and enduring. We have found that existing service provision does not address ongoing needs. There is increasing evidence for the benefit of peer mentoring interventions across a diversity of populations. This study is designed to see if a…