US Refugees want to move to New Zealand
‘Move to New Zealand’ Google search trending as Americans panic over likely election resulthttps://t.co/eG5OEXvZ9J pic.twitter.com/6CowTVUXxU — Yahoo New Zealand (@YahooNZ) November 9, 2016
People with dementia ‘re-discover the joy’ of reading
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/people-dementia-re-discover-joy-reading-adapted-classics Captial and Coast District Health Board psycho-geriatrician Dr Sally Rimkeit says the goal is to revive the pleasure of reading.
Queensland slams sexist camper signage: NZ to follow ?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/10/wicked-campers-ban-offensive-slogans-finally-reach-the-end-of-the-road A van rental business founded by a Brisbane mechanic, Wicked Campers, has ridden an eight-year wave of notoriety that exposed gaps in the teeth of advertising watchdogs in two countries while frustrated politicians, government officials and campaigners gnashed theirs.
Childhood Trauma Linked to Substance Abuse Later in Life
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871521 There is an association between childhood trauma, especially sexual trauma, and the misuse of prescription pain pills and injectable drugs, according to a large nationwide sample that followed subjects from adolescence into adulthood.
We cannot allow survivors to give up on themselves
"We cannot allow survivors to give up on themelves" https://t.co/TnEJeGOs5o @TIMEIdeas — MaleSurvivor (@MaleSurvivorORG) November 7, 2016 In Holland, a Dutch woman in her 20s who reportedly experienced childhood sexual abuse from the ages of 5 to 15 and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and other complex negative consequences as a result was allowed to…
Get One to One Support
One2One peer support meetings for men who have experienced childhood abuse. One to One Support
E-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3917136/E-cigarettes-gateway-smoking-Experts-say-high-usage-leads-teenagers-real-thing.html The researchers, whose work is published in the JAMA medical journal, wrote: ‘In this study of adolescents, having vape juice more frequently was associated with a higher risk of more frequent and heavy smoking six months later.’ They found that of those who never vaped at the beginning of the study, only 0.9 per…
Child abuse increase in Whangarei
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11735150 Known child abuse and neglect has more than doubled in Whangarei in the past two years it has been revealed, as the Government announces sweeping legislative changes in an attempt to stem “horrific” rates of family violence. Child, Youth and Family figures showed 941 confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect in Whangarei in…
Caring about our children’s future
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-election-looms-large-over-un-climate-talks/2016/11/06/5a8ea354-a424-11e6-ba46-53db57f0e351_story.html?tid%3Dpm_world_pop_b Brazilian Environment Minister Sarney Filho told reporters in a conference call Thursday he believes American society supports climate action regardless of who becomes the next president. “However, on a personal note, I hope Trump doesn’t win,” he added. Clinton backs the climate policies of President Barack Obama’s government, including continued engagement in the Paris…
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Show off your diagnostic skills with some snark. Don’t wait. These humorous psychology-themed items won’t last long! https://t.co/7kv1K6tOOe pic.twitter.com/4xF4x6W4RS — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) November 5, 2016