Peer support workers: mothers can get the mental health help they need
Peer support workers are a new—but growing—way mothers can get the mental health help they need https://t.co/JLr6Aa1DKE — Better Blokes (@BetterBlokesNZ) March 18, 2020 Peer support professionals are women who have lived experiences in struggling with maternal mental health conditions and are trained to help others. It’s an evidence-based practice recognized by the Centers for…
Brain injuries and neurodevelopmental problems suffered by offenders
A punitive nation: NZ contemplates radical overhaul of its justice system https://t.co/FqrC21AN7r — Better Blokes (@BetterBlokesNZ) March 19, 2020 Lambie agrees these kinds of case histories take you aback. But his recent report to the Government – “What were they thinking?” – shows they are quite common. A large slice of the prison population turn…
In the decade from 2009, 66 percent of those shot by the police were Māori or Pasifika
Whaipooti cited statistics which showed that in the decade from 2009, 66 percent of those shot by the police were Māori or Pasifika. “Why would we arm a force that Māori don’t trust, so it’s not for our safety because the people who don’t trust police are Māori.” But Ōtahuhu Māori wardens chair Thomas Henry…
Even in the modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant
A visual history of pandemics https://t.co/3jUqqCYpSR #coronavirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/RI4l2191xm — World Economic Forum (@wef) March 18, 2020 Disease and illnesses have plagued humanity since the earliest days, our mortal flaw. However, it was not until the marked shift to agrarian communities that the scale and spread of these diseases increased dramatically. Widespread trade created new…
Coronavirus prompts random acts of kindness from Kiwis
Let us know what you're doing in your community as you follow the @minhealthnz advice to exercise social distancing and as people are isolating themselves after travelling. https://t.co/NZst0ntMwj — NZ Human Rights Commission (@NZHumanRights) March 18, 2020 Coronavirus prompts random acts of kindness from Kiwis https://t.co/PMV1Mzoylf — Better Blokes (@BetterBlokesNZ) March 18, 2020 As the…
The Royal Commission will be looking into St John of God in the inquiry into institutional ‘care’ of children
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse_scandal_at_Marylands_School,_Christchurch Brother Bernard Kevin McGrath received 21 guilty verdicts and pleaded guilty to one charge of sexually abusing boys.[4] In 2009 TV One screened an episode of Real Crime: Beyond the Darklands in which clinical psychologist Nigel Latta talked to McGrath’s victims and evaluated his motivations and likelihood to re-offend.[citation needed] In November 2012, 252…