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http://bit.ly/2RTV7sN In a world first, La Trobe University research has shown how peer-led support programs for family and friends who provide regular support to an adult diagnosed with a mental health condition can significantly improve carer well-being. When carers were surveyed at the completion of the eight-week program, researchers found: Mental health knowledge in carers…

Two priests were each sentenced to 40 years in prison in Argentina

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http://bit.ly/2PlxYPa Argentine priest Horacio Corbacho was sentenced to 45 years in jail, while a 42-year sentence was imposed on Italian Nicola Corradi for the abuse of some 20 children at the Provolo Institute for deaf and hearing-impaired children between 2004 and 2016. The court said the sentences took into account the aggravating circumstances that the…

Defining magical thinking

Defining magical thinking

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http://www.skepticnorth.com/2010/10/a-skeptics-guide-to-magical-thinking-part-1/ …define magical thinking simply as any non-science based explanation for an event or experience. There are three important points to note about this definition. First, it does not say that a belief is magical merely because it violates an established scientific principle. After all, quantum mechanics did that when it was first introduced –…