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http://bit.ly/2SvwcfA The Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) is putting its managers through training modules as part of a plan to eliminate institutional racism. A report to the board said racism was a basic underlying cause of poor health outcomes for Māori and Pacific people. David Tipene-Leach, who chairs Te Ora, the Māori Medical Practitioners Association,…

Devoting yourself to celibacy doesn’t mean you can’t be a sexual assaulter
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-allegations-fox-news-interview-virgin But as Seth Meyers noted on a particularly merciless Late Night segment, this defense is utterly irrelevant. “It does not matter if you were a virgin,” Meyers said Tuesday night. “You are being accused of sexual assault, not sexual intercourse. Those things have nothing to do with each other. It’s the same as saying,…
Te Aorerekura: National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence
Te Aorerekura sets a collective ambition to create peaceful homes where children, families and whānau thrive; to enable safe communities where all people are respected; and to support the wellbeing of our nation. It represents an evolution in our journey to address violence in our homes and communities. https://violencefree.govt.nz/assets/National-strategy/Finals-translations-alt-formats/Te-Aorerekura-National-Strategy-final.pdf Source: Violence Free NZ and licensed…

Economic burden of child sexual abuse in U.S. : insufficient data on males
https://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/ecnonomic-cost-sexual-violence/ Letourneau, Elizabeth J.; et al. Child Abuse & Neglect. May 2018. The researchers tabulate the economic costs of child sexual abuse nationally, including costs related to health care, productivity loss, child welfare, violence and crime, special education and suicide. For this research, productivity loss means a victim or survivor’s potential loss of earnings stemming…

Don’t forget that giving up is an option
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-be-yourself/201907/7-reasons-feel-confident-about-throwing-in-the-towel Perseverance, especially during hard times, is praised so highly and so often that sometimes we forget there’s another option. And we forget how to not feel like a failure when we give up. The slogans are seemingly infinite: You only get out what you put into it; I never dreamed of success, I worked…

#Fear of #exposure #bars of a #prison #cell
Fear of exposure are the bars of a prison cell of one’s own making. Shame and guilt interplay as two schoolyard bullies locking you in.https://t.co/EU9EIjzk9B #temptation #mentalhealth — Barry Pearman (@barrypearman) December 11, 2017