Diversity of beliefs and knowledge is a key element of peer support for male survivors of sexual abuse.

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 receivedContinue Reading

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/swedish-hospital-opens-worlds-first-trauma-centre-male-rape-victims-1524500 A hospital in Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, is to offer round-the-clock care for men and boys who have survived sexual assault. Rasmus Jonlund, a press spokesman for the Liberal Party, which led the campaign for the department in the Swedish capital, told The Local: “We are happy that we now canContinue Reading

http://i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/72883150/Man-in-20s-critical-after-taking-N-bomb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter A man is in a critical condition in Christchurch Hospital after taking the potent psychedelic drug “N-bomb”. The man, aged in his 20s, was admitted on Wednesday and was still “critical” in the intensive care unit on Saturday. Police said there was a “real concern” about the illegal drug,Continue Reading