Archive for November 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would empower the Treasury Department to eliminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems to be supporting terrorism. The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act was approved in a 219-184 vote, with all but one Republican backing it and only 15 Democrats voting for it, on Nov. 21, 2024.

“We are in an era of exponentially increasing violence that is both targeted and politically motivated,” says Dr. Logan-Greene. “When individuals and hate groups are empowered to violence, there’s an increased need for trained professionals in the behavioral and mental health disciplines to prevent that violence, not only from those who are already radicalized, but also to strengthen communities and prevent future threats.”

Pelicot is an older survivor, victimised in her own home by her former husband and others she knew. This is far departed from the “stranger danger” stereotype and speaks to a harsh reality that most cases of sexual violence occur between people who know each other, and within private spaces – often the perpetrator’s or victim’s home.

Some vulnerable children in Stoke-on-Trent have spent their whole lives facing repeat interventions by social services due to ‘poor social work practice’ and ‘ineffective planning’, inspectors have found. Ofsted carried out a focused visit at Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s children’s service, after the department was rated as ‘requires improvement to be good’ in 2022.

The story of former Amazon worker Karolina Sobczak reveals much about the people who keep our society running – at huge personal cost

The study enrolled 260 teens who had bariatric surgery at six clinical centers. They received either gastric bypass (161 participants) or sleeve gastrectomy (99 participants). Their average age was 17. Health-related data were collected within 30 days before each operation and then at various intervals until about 10 years after surgery.

Sakura Lam, a social worker and trans advocate, talks about finding herself, family acceptance and helping others