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“It is not like the flu. It is not airborne.” —President Obama on #Ebola: http://t.co/T6b7NnZu0k pic.twitter.com/ibp8Zau97X — The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 16, 2014Continue Reading
#myths – male survivors r not vampires, abuse doesn’t make a person gay, females abuse, and more – http://t.co/sIJoNhS3a5 #noexcuse4abuse — MaleSurvivor (@MaleSurvivorORG) October 16, 2014 Myth #6 – The “Vampire Syndrome”Ñthat is, boys who are sexually abused, like the victims of Count Dracula, go on to “bite” or sexuallyContinue Reading
Novelist John Grisham says sorry for child porn remark: http://t.co/XNBhG4DyER — nzherald (@nzherald) October 16, 2014 Child welfare advocates criticized the comments, made during an interview to promote Grisham’s latest legal thriller, Gray Mountain. Jon Brown of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children told the BBCContinue Reading
#WhatIsLove? The Internet wants to know. @SciShow, take it away. http://t.co/4Je1e18qGM #WMAQ pic.twitter.com/1pab5oxgDH — YouTube (@YouTube) October 16, 2014Continue Reading
Liberia says it’s going to need a lot more body bags http://t.co/rBNc4BH3TY pic.twitter.com/oFnY6nmxwl — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 15, 2014Continue Reading
Man who lived in NZ wanted for questioning by police over Madeleine McCann disappearance http://t.co/4fkqUmsCu2 — Yahoo NZ News (@YahooNZ) October 15, 2014 A convicted British paedophile who once lived in New Zealand is being extradited from Malta for questioning over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. *Madeleine McCann case: ‘Notorious’Continue Reading
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/te-rauparahaAlthough not born to the highest chiefly rank, Te Rauparaha early won a reputation for cunning and audacious war leadership. He ranks with Te Whero–whero and Tuhawaiki in this because these were the two chiefs who came nearest to defeating him in battle. He was renowned for the cleverness ofContinue Reading
Study links increasing temperature extremes to a declining proportion of male newborns http://t.co/t4h1LgCmCr pic.twitter.com/AzS9sITKk2 — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 14, 2014 It turns out that warming temperatures may have a surprising gender bias—in favor of women. That’s the conclusion of a team of Japanese researchers who have discovered a “statisticallyContinue Reading
Police investigate @SalvationArmyNZ worker in teen sex case. http://t.co/n9mbWRkcks — Stuff.co.nz News (@NZStuff) October 14, 2014 A Wellington Salvation Army worker is under police investigation after allegations of sexual contact with a teenage client. Police and the Salvation Army have both confirmed the investigation into the man’s relationship with aContinue Reading
David has worked for the Mental Health Foundation for 5 years. His role involves developing, delivering and evaluating service user involvement, carer involvement, peer support, mental health awareness training, and self-management training. With over 20 years’ experience in service user involvement, David has previously occupied a number of prestigious postsContinue Reading
