https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51133850 But then Pivot turns to a woman who has so far been silent, a Canadian writer called Denise Bombardier, and the atmosphere suddenly changes. “I feel like I am living on a different planet,” says Bombardier coldly. And she launches into a devastating attack on her neighbour. Does heContinue Reading
The Problem Isn’t Your Motivation, It’s Your Wound A woman in her mid-forties walks into a therapist’s office with a broken leg. She is at her wits’ end. Sitting down in the therapist’s chair, she says, “I’m so frustrated. I’ve been trying to run a marathon for years, but I justContinue Reading
Japan has complex laws around the age of consent that vary significantly across the country. There are three primary laws that define the age of consent: the Penal Code of Japan, the Juvenile Obscene Acts and the Civil Codes. Each of these set out different definitions of when sexual activityContinue Reading
A sexual abuse survivor is asking lawmakers to better acknowledge male rape victims and is calling for an end to gender comparisons in sexual abuse statistics. Ken Clearwater, the National Advocate for peer support group Male Survivors Aotearoa, submitted to the Justice Select Committee on Thursday on the proposed SexualContinue Reading
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The group started, she says, at the suggestion of Bernie Kira of Supporting Families Taranaki. “Bernie was working with members of our families or wider whānau. Supporting Families is focused on helping those who are living with someone with mental illness so she knew people who knew us, so toContinue Reading
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/greater-support-people-mental-health-crisis ‘We need to do more to prevent people reaching crisis point and this can be done by “getting the right people, in the right places, at the right time”. ‘In practice, this means seeking interventions proven to work – whether they are new and innovative or tried and trustedContinue Reading
In fact, he’s fluent in four languages: Māori, Seyip, Cantonese and English, and he’s learning Mandarin. His reo has been a huge asset in his 18 years as the Mayor of Gisborne, helping him reach out to the 43% Māori population of the east-coast city. And Foon is a strongContinue Reading
http://bit.ly/2GReRsp She was employed at the school for about 12 years before her resignation last year. While working at the school, she had formed sexual relationships with “a number of students”, who tended to be from more vulnerable families, and were usually involved in sport, a police summary of factsContinue Reading
http://bit.ly/2RSA23K The Blenheim teacher who admitted sexually abusing two schoolboys has abandoned a bid to keep her identity a secret and can now be named. Jaimee Marie Cooney (37) is understood to be the first female teacher in New Zealand convicted and sentenced for sexual offending against students. And itContinue Reading