Archive for January 2025

Coalition of social workers gathers in Albany.

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers. Their study examined diagnoses of these disorders in adolescents and young adults between 2001 to 2019.

Above all else, a man reading is silent. In short, and even though it won’t solve everything, my advice to my fellow American men is to shut the fuck up and read a novel.

The growing number of birth-registered females seeking referrals to gender clinics has raised concerns in recent years, with tensions over how best to tackle gender dysphoria in children resulting in the Cass review last year. Above: Dr Hilary Cass speaks about the publication of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)

After more than two decades of work campaigning on food poverty in the UK, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming takes a step back to reflect on where we are, what we have learned, and what next.