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Suffolk DBT Expands to Meet the Growing Need for Self-Harm, Suicidal Thoughts, and Depression Therapy.
26 Apr 2024 00:02 GMT
Suffolk DBT is proud to announce the completion of their initial expansion to accommodate the growing need for DBT therapy treatment in Long Island, Manhattan, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties. This expansion is the first of many changes coming in 2024 as …
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Library's 'trans friendly safe place' poster which was taken down amid backlash over exhibition critics said 'glorified self-harm' is reinstated
23 Apr 2024 15:45 GMT
A poster declaring a library to be a 'trans friendly safe place' has been reinstated despite a public backlash over an exhibition that critics said 'glorified self-harm'.
Managers at the Millennium Library in Norwich took down the poster …
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Peter Johnathon Rex Bolton inquest: Man knocked back for NDIS funding before fatally self-harming
23 Apr 2024 06:20 GMT
A 36-year-old involuntary mental health ward patient was knocked back for NDIS funding to support him being discharged from hospital just before he took his own life, an inquest has been told.
The coronial investigation into the November 2022 death of …
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The Autism Self-Harm Connection
22 Apr 2024 19:11 GMT
My first introduction to self-harm in autism was with headbanging. While headbanging is a relatively uncommon version of self-harm in the general population, for autistic individuals, headbanging is much more common; in one study, it represented the most …
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Why is my kid cutting themselves? How to help teens struggling with self-harm
22 Apr 2024 13:34 GMT
FEATURE — Hey Mama, you know how parenting throws curveballs, right? Recently found out my teen might be dealing with some self-harm stuff. It’s heavy, but I’m learning how crucial it is to get what’s going on and how to support them.
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International study fills data gap on adolescent mental health
26 Apr 2024 00:19 GMT
Surveys involving thousands of adolescents and their primary caregiver have shown the prevalence of mental disorders within the age group is very different across Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Associate Professor Holly Erskine, from The University of …
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Heated Hearings on Efforts to Unravel Trans Rights Bill in Senate Judiciary Committee
25 Apr 2024 23:12 GMT
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD – Where should transgender students go to restrooms at school, what teams can they play on, which cell block should they reside in if incarcerated and when can they have gender-affirming surgery were the subjects of …
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Talking with students about gender identity could land Missouri educators on sex offender registry
26 Apr 2024 00:16 GMT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - How your children communicate with teachers and other school staff about gender identity is up for debate right now in the Missouri House of Representatives. Violating this bill known as HB 2885 could force educators to register …
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Government must ‘rocket-boost’ mental health support in schools to tackle crisis
25 Apr 2024 23:12 GMT
The Government needs to “rocket-boost” wellbeing support in schools to reduce the number of pupils struggling with mental health problems, the former children’s commissioner has said.
Anne Longfield warned half of pupils in England – four million children …
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Report finds Arizona schools deal with more than 500 gun violence threats each year
26 Apr 2024 02:24 GMT
Last week, the Arizona Republic published the latest in a series of articles on guns in schools. For the piece, reporters L.M. Boyd and Yana Kuchinoff wanted to find out how often schools were calling the police in response to students making gun threats.
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