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May 6, 2023

SportsWorld Gender-based Violence

Epidemic Mirrors Society

NEW SAMHSA Website

Resource for Mental Health

States News

Homeless education and healthcare

Meals On Wheels as climate-relief model

Abortion strategies

SportsWorld Gender-based Violence

An epidemic that Mirrors Society

Institutions and the people that make up SportsWorld fail to hold offenders accountable. The Brooking Institute report reveals that over 75% of the cases were allowed to remain on the job and identifies the most common forms of violence by the accused individuals.

Ineffective policies for gender-based violence in sports result in a lack of accountability

Policies aimed at addressing domestic and sexual violence in sports are largely ineffective because they give too much power to the players, coaches, teams, and leagues to override the recommendations they lay out.

Mental Health

New SAMHSA Website

HHS launches a new website to help people find support for issues with mental health. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is the agency within the U. S. HHS that leads public health efforts to improve the lives of individuals and their families.

Find Support

Explore these stories to find out how: There are resources to help you right now. Finding the right support can take a lot of work. Here are some numbers you can call. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

State News

What abortion foes have been up to since Dobbs leaked StateNews

Texas' water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supple for a growing state. Texas Tribune

Massachusetts Statewide Pediatric and Perinatal Psychiatry Access Lines Fill Frontline Gaps in Behavioral Health. Crisis Talk

At a McDonald's in Kentucky, 10-year-olds worked past midnight, Department of Labor finds. Georgia Recorder. Georgia Recorder

Gov Laura Kelly signs sexual abuse reform bill adopted unanimously by House, Senate. Kansas Reflector

Georgia DAs could be punished or ousted under new law. AJC

Billionaire backing effort to raise Ohio amendment threshold funded election deniers, Jan 6 rally. OhioCapitalJournal

A federal definition of 'homeless' leaves some kids out in the cold. One state is trying to help. HechingerReport

Health+ Hospitals advances new strategy to house homeless patients. Politico

After Idaho's strict abortion ban, OB-GYNs stage a quick exodus.

Sltrib

Hospitals in Joplin, KCK cited for denying emergency abortion to Missouri woman. StatesNews

Meals On Wheels is a climate-relief model. NextCity

Alaska Supreme Court strikes down gerrymandered districts. Brennan

Global News

Think Global Health

Honduras has the highest rate of femicides in the world. Gender-based violence infringes on human rights. It is life-threatening and can jeopardize the mental and physical health of the victim.

Wendi Palanco, executive director of Latiendo Juntas Guatemala, states "Violence toward women is an issue that must be of interest to all of us at a social level. For a dignified solution to exist, the population, including men and boys, must be educated."

When Love Becomes Violence | Think Global Health

"On these pieces of paper, I want to explain what I have repressed for years and that it's time for my heart to begin to heal by getting rid of all the negative feelings that don't do any good to my life," writes Mirna Martínez, age 44, in what she wants to become her memoir.

For Your Information

Forcing more people to work for food stamps. What study finds about requirements. Public Integrity

How Failing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Would Harm Women's Economic Security.TCF

The Surprising Science on How Pregnancy Begins NPR

3 Keys to Addressing the Rural Maternal Health Crisis AHA

Community paramedics don't wait for an emergency to visit Rural patients at home KFF

What do Meryl Streep, Tarana Burke, and a tire company have in common? ERAC

What's Happening In Our Corner

These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, valuable resources, and news you can use.

Child Mind Institute launches powerful "You Got This!" mental health awareness campaign. ChildMind

Center for Young Women's Health. CYWH

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