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• California Passes Bill Requiring Carmakers to Address Domestic Abuse

  12-09-2024 07:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportAs automakers add increasingly sophisticated technology to their cars, instances of stalking and harassment using features such as location tracking and remote controls have begun to emerge. In response, California lawmakers have approved a proposal that requires automakers selling internet-connected cars to do more to protect domestic abuse survivors, in what appears to be the first such measure to be approved by a legislature in the U.S.
  
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• Nations Around the World Mark the Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel

  08-10-2024 07:29 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportCommemorations and protests unfolded across the world Monday to mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel—an assault that sparked a war that has devastated the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip, fueled bloodshed in other Mideast lands, and stirred protests far away. Those effects were visible in New York, where a crowd gathered for a remembrance ceremony in Central Park even as pro-Palestinian protesters converged in the park less than...
  
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• As Life Expectancy Growth Slows, Focus Turns to Healthier Aging

  08-10-2024 07:29 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthLife expectancy has grown dramatically over the 19th and 20th centuries, thanks to healthier diets, medical progress, and other advances. But after nearly doubling during the 20th century, the rate of increase has slowed in the last three decades, according to a study published in the journal Nature Aging. As a result, some experts have shifted their focus from extending lifespans to extending "healthspans"—that is, the number of years a...
  
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• Antisemitic Incidents in U.S. Surge to Record High

  08-10-2024 07:29 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - AmericasReports of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. have reached a record high since last year's Hamas attack in Israel, according to a preliminary report from the Anti-Defamation League Center for Extremism (ADL). The group found more than 10,000 incidents from October 7, 2023, to September 24 of this year—more than a 200% increase compared to the same period a year earlier. It is the highest ever since the ADL began tracking such incidents in 1979.
  
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• Do you tell yourself you’re happier than you are? Stop the gaslighting

  07-10-2024 12:00
  Acknowledging your disappointment, rage or despair is a gift to yourself. This truth is the foundation from which a better life might growOnce you notice it, you feel it everywhere. This relentless, suffocating exhortation to be happier, to improve yourself, to get better – to build a better life. It might come from your parents, it almost certainly comes from the Instagram accounts you follow, you might even assume it comes from these columns. Most potently of all, it likely comes from yo
  
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• My passion for an argument was relentless – and damaging. Then my granddaughter intervened | Sergey Maidukov

  07-10-2024 11:00
  Why was I so fixated on being right all of the time? Calmly, after a board game outburst, a seven-year-old set me straightI have my fair share of flaws, just like anyone else. Neither my caffeine habit nor my relentless fixation on the news cycle are particularly endearing habits, but those were mere trifles compared with my obsession with being right. From what colour to paint the kitchen to the origin of a famous quote, or even something as trivial as what to have for dinner, I loved to argue.
  
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• Being a writer and opening a restaurant are total opposites…

  06-10-2024 14:00
  
  But in the end, Simonetta Wenkert managed to combine her two vocationsIt was only meant to be for a year. The restaurant was my husband Avi’s dream, not mine. As a time-poor novelist and mother of three, the very last thing I needed was another commitment to take me away from my desk. But I also knew that my comfortable London life as a freelance writer and stay-at-home mother was only possible because Avi was our family’s main bread winner. So when, in 2006, he was made redundant fr
  
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• "Sensory CBT" Shows Promise for Treating Hoarding Disorder

  05-10-2024 08:42 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthHoarding disorder is a highly debilitating condition that worsens with age. People who hoard form intense emotional attachments to objects, accumulate excessive clutter, and have difficulty discarding possessions. Many people with the condition avoid getting help, but new research has found a promising treatment strategy: rehearsing alternative outcomes of discarding through imagery rescripting.
  
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• Racial Bias Still Taints the Academic Tenure Process, Study Concludes

  05-10-2024 08:42 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceGoing up for tenure and promotion can be nerve-wracking for any academic. It's supposedly an unbiased evaluation of a scholar's work, but other dynamics can come into play. Now, research published in Nature Human Behaviour highlights the impact of race. Among more than 1,500 tenure and promotion decisions at five U.S. research-intensive universities, Black and Hispanic faculty received more negative votes than equally productive White and Asian...
  
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• High Court to Hear Woman's Claim She Lost Jobs Due to Being Straight

  05-10-2024 08:42 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe U.S. Supreme Court is taking up the case of a woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight. The justices on Friday agreed to review an appeals court ruling against the woman, who worked for the Ohio Department of Youth Services for 20 years and claimed she was passed over for a promotion and then demoted because she is heterosexual. Both the job she sought and the one she had held were given to...
  
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• Extreme Weather Linked to Partner Violence Two Years Later, Study Finds

  04-10-2024 08:28 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyClimate change-related landslides, storms, and floods are associated with intimate partner violence against women two years after the event, according to a study published October 2 in the open-access journal PLOS Climate. The reason, say researchers, is that climate disasters reaffirm gender-based economic disparities. The study analyzed 363 national surveys from 156 countries between the years 1993 and 2019.
  
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• Mexico's First Woman President Proposes Plan for Gender Equality

  04-10-2024 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office this week as her country's first woman leader, announced reforms Thursday aimed at bolstering women's rights in a country with some of the world's highest levels of gender violence. Sheinbaum proposed reforms to articulate and broaden women's rights, including a constitutional guarantee of equal pay for equal work. In Mexico, women make 65 pesos for every 100 pesos a man earns.
  
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• Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in the U.S. Presidential Race

  04-10-2024 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Wednesday to see hard-hit areas, two days after Donald Trump criticized the federal response to the storm, which has killed at least 200 people in the Southeast—the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina...
  
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• Amazon's Indigenous People Hit by Record Forest Fires

  04-10-2024 08:26 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesThe world relies on the Amazon rainforest to absorb carbon, but forest fires mean the region is now emitting record amounts itself. More than 62,000 square kilometres have been burned this year already—an area bigger than countries like Sri Lanka or Costa Rica. "Today it is killing the plants," says Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa, who runs the fire service for an indigenous Amazonian community, but "in a while it will be us."
  
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• Workers are getting anxiety from companies monitoring their work

  02-10-2024 21:51 via newsweek.com
  
  Employees are becoming increasingly anxious as they note their companies are monitoring their work from behind the scenes.
  
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• Deep Centered Mental Health Launches "Mental Health Champions" Competition in Celebration of World Mental Health Day October 10

  02-10-2024 16:44 via pr.com
  
  In honor of World Mental Health Day, Deep Centered Mental Health, one of Texas' leading outpatient mental health platforms, announces Mental Health Champions Competition. Three organizations will be selected through a community voting process to receive support from Deep Centered Mental Health’s team of over 200 highly-trained clinicians. [PR.com]
  
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• Clubhouses Gain International Attention During U.N. General Assembly Gathering

  02-10-2024 14:08 via pr.com
  
  As dozens of world leaders convened in New York City for the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly — Clubhouse International and Fountain House were pleased to co-host the Queen Mathilde of Belgium, and representatives of the World Health Organization at Fountain House’s Manhattan Clubhouse. Fountain House also hosted First Lady of Estonia Sirje Karis. [PR.com]
  
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• Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

  02-10-2024 14:00
  
  I don’t have much faith in the future – but a psychology professor says cynicism doesn’t hold up to scrutinyI would never describe myself as cynical. Yes, I have little faith in the likelihood of our coming together as a species to solve the climate crisis, make housing affordable or vote for the non-criminal presidential candidate.But that’s based on evidence. Who could reflect on current events and feel optimistic about the future? Continue reading...
  
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• "Conversion Therapy" Increases Risk of Mental Illness in LGBT People

  02-10-2024 09:50 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsBesides being useless in altering a person's sexuality or gender identity, so-called "conversion therapy" can greatly raise the odds that an LGBT person experiences mental health issues, new research finds. Questionnaires completed by over 4,400 LGBTQ+ Americans found that having undergone these bogus interventions was linked to higher rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicidal thoughts or attempts.
  
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• Trump Calls Harris "Mentally Impaired" But Speaks of Losing Election

  02-10-2024 09:42 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, on Sunday by calling her "mentally impaired" while also saying she should be "impeached and prosecuted." At the same time, Mr. Trump acknowledged that he might lose the election in November, saying "If she wins, it's not going to be so pleasant for me, but I don't care."
  
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• McDonald's and Big Supermarkets Failed to Spot Slavery, BBC Finds

  02-10-2024 09:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesSigns that modern slavery victims were being forced to work at a McDonald's branch and a factory supplying bread products to major supermarkets were missed for more than four years, the BBC has found. A gang forced 16 victims to work at either the fast-food restaurant or the factory. Well-established signs of slavery, including paying the wages of four men into one bank account, were missed while the victims were exploited.
  
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• Linda M. Garris-Bright Honored as a VIP for Fall 2024 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)

  02-10-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  Ms. Linda M. Garris-Bright, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been recognized as a VIP for Fall 2024 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized). This prestigious distinction acknowledges her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. Ms. Linda Garris-Bright will be included in the Fall 2024 issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine, alongside other accomplished women who have [PR.com]
  
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• Crystal Lynn Privett Recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)

  02-10-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  Crystal Lynn Privett of Carlsbad, California, has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of mental health care.About Crystal Lynn Privett Crystal Lynn Privett is the premier mental health transformation specialist, personal development coach, and award-winning author [PR.com]
  
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• Grief Coach U Addresses Urgent Need for Grief Coaching After Hurricane Helene

  01-10-2024 18:42 via pr.com
  
  Grief Coach University addresses the urgent need for grief coaches following Hurricane Helene. As communities recover, the emotional toll is immense. Dr. Leelo Bush, PhD, a multi-hurricane survivor, offers insight and a free "Grief Recovery Action Plan: First Steps" to support victims. From October 1-8, 2024, GCU offers a 50% tuition reduction to support disaster relief personnel. [PR.com]
  
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• California Governor Blocks Landmark AI Safety Bill

  01-10-2024 12:34 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBCNews - BusinessThe governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence safety bill that had faced strong opposition from large technology companies. The proposed legislation would have imposed some of the first regulations on AI in the U.S. Although Newsom expressed concern about losing jobs, the bill's sponsor, Scott Wiener, said the veto allows companies to keep developing "extremely powerful technology" without government...
  
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• VMC - Women United: A Heartfelt Retreat for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance

  30-09-2024 22:00 via pr.com
  
  Women United, a heartfelt retreat dedicated to honoring the lives of those lost to pregnancy and infant loss. This event is particularly significant as it aligns with VMC's Proclamation for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. [PR.com]
  
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• The big idea: how to use your senses to help beat depression

  30-09-2024 13:30
  
  Our research suggests that it’s not sadness per se that leads to poor mental health, but shutting down input from the body. ‘Sense foraging’ offers a way out of the trapModern life seems designed to stop us from being alone with our thoughts and feelings. Our days are built from the bricks of work and play, mortared by media and intoxicants. It’s understandable: glimpses behind the curtain can be deeply uncomfortable. When we pause for a second, the mind too often gravita
  
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• I took a common sense test – and my result appalled me | Emma Beddington

  30-09-2024 12:00
  
  The worst bit was the maths. I’m 49 and haven’t worked out two-thirds of anything since 1992Common sense is not that common: a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania concludes the concept is “somewhat illusory”. Researchers collected statements from various sources that had been described as “common sense” and put them to test subjects. The mixed bag of results suggested there was “little evidence that more than a small fraction of beliefs is c
  
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• Repairing trust is an essential step in overcoming the trauma of betrayal – and so is commitment | Diane Young

  29-09-2024 17:00
  When trust is shattered, the emotional impact can be devastating. But despite the pain it can bring, it is still possible to rebuild and healThe modern mind is a column in which experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workBetrayal trauma can be an overwhelming experience that can leave deep emotional scars for years, if not a lifetime. Whether it occurs in romantic relationships, friendships or family dynamics, betrayal breaks the foundation of trust that holds relationship
  
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• BB's Micros Hosts Fine Art Gallery Opening

  29-09-2024 12:06 via pr.com
  
  BB's Micros Hosts Fine Art Gallery Opening Featuring Ashton Howard, James Coleman, and The Art of OZ.An evening of art, wellness, and community on November 1, 2024, at 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM.Location: BB's Micros, 407 1st Ave. N, St Petersburg, FL 33701Tickets: $11 (available only in advance) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1030133666527?aff=oddtdtcreatorBB’s Micros, a unique wellness shop and art gallery [PR.com]
  
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