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Govt launches new family violence workforce capability frameworks
Another step of Te Aorerekura – the National Strategy and Action Plan to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence – and a hope for better meeting the needs of survivors of violence. They aim to build understanding and to improve the capability of government and non-government organisations and workforces to respond to family violence. https://nzfvc.org.nz/node/4627
“We demand that sex speak the truth,” wrote Foucault in The History of Sexuality.
https://qz.com/1230638/omnisexual-gynosexual-demisexual-whats-behind-the-surge-in-sexual-identities/ In 1976, the French philosopher Michel Foucault made the meticulously researched case that sexuality is a social construct used as a form of control. In the 40 years since, society has been busy constructing sexualities. Alongside the traditional orientations of heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual, a myriad other options now exist in the lexicon, including:…
Generalized anxiety disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common disorder, characterized by long-lasting anxiety which is not focused on any one object or situation. Those suffering from generalized anxiety disorder experience non-specific persistent fear and worry, and become overly concerned with everyday matters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_anxiety_disorder Generalized anxiety disorder is “characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or…
Patients receiving peer counseling 34 percent less likely repeat admission
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-mental-crisis-peers/peer-support-tied-to-fewer-repeat-mental-health-hospitalizations-idUSKCN1M825V Adults who have been hospitalized for psychiatric problems may be less likely to be readmitted when they get support from other patients who went through similar experiences, a UK study suggests. Researchers followed 441 patients for one year after they were discharged from the hospital. All of them received personal recovery workbooks to help…
Meditation for Men
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False accusations damage genuine survivors
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/03/man-who-said-he-was-victim-of-vip-child-sex-abuse-ring-charged The man whose claims of a VIP paedophile ring sparked a £2m Scotland Yard investigation targeting pillars of the establishment has been charged with 12 counts of lying to detectives and receiving £22,000 in compensation through fraud. The claims by “Nick”, made first in the media and then to detectives, led to the Metropolitan…