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Countries that prevent their citizens accessing social networks
As Russia blocks LinkedIn: these countries already deny access to social networks https://t.co/N5lD6Peyvx pic.twitter.com/uWpkQE1Peq — World Economic Forum (@wef) December 4, 2016 Russia’s communications regulator has ordered internet service providers to block public access to social networking site LinkedIn to comply with a court ruling that found the firm guilty of violating data laws. Domestic…
New mental health funding welcomed
New mental health funding welcomed http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/otago/387275/new-mental-health-funding-welcomed Further government funding to support mental health initiatives in rural communities has been welcomed by the Otago Rural Support Trust. The $600,000 joint funding from the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Primary Industries was the second phase of the Rural Mental Wellness initiative. The first phase was announced…

Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Anti-Social Personality Disorder The labels sociopath and psychopath have often been used interchangeably. The clinical term is “Anti-Social Personality Disorder.” (APD) Like NPD, it’s long-lasting and affects all situations. Sometimes permanent, personality disorders are difficult to treat. Someone with APD must have had a conduct disorder by 15 years old, and show at least four…

Making Hate Great Again
http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/12/19/donald-trump-assembling-most-powerful-hate-group-america Here’s what that really means: It’s not whether these groups approve of what queer people do in the bedroom but how they act upon that animus. Of the 892 active hate groups in the U.S., 48 are specifically dedicated to anti-LGBT causes, according to a 2015 report from SPLC. That’s a 78 percent increase…
Nadya Ali’s Documentary “Breaking Silence”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/muslim-women-breaking-silence-sexual-assault_n_5830640.html Ali, 23, was inspired to create the film after a close family friend revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by an uncle as a child. Over the course of the next few years, Ali said she found out that several more young girls were assaulted by the same family member. The man was…

Yes, it’s not only warfare combat that causes PTSD
The military takes sexual assault very seriously. The US Department of Veteran Affairs says that sexual assault is “more likely to cause PTSD than many other events”. Of course, within the military this is not just a women’s issue. In the US one in four women and one in 100 men who were screened reported…