3 ways getting outside into nature helps improve your health
Research shows that stepping outside for some fresh air is good for your mental and physical health. Find out how nature can help you stay well, and get some quick tips to making the most of your outdoor time.
How Manosphere Content Placates Disenfranchised Men
Male self-esteem is indexed to wealth, an unstable prospect in a highly economically unequal society. In search of an alternative source of validation, many young men are turning to misogynistic ideas. The Left needs to provide alternatives of our own.
In this webinar, Vanessa Bal, Ph.D., talks about the presentation of autism in adults and how a diagnosis is determined. She also highlights some considerati...
Groundbreaking device instantly detects dangerous street drugs, offering hope for harm reduction | ScienceDaily
Groundbreaking device instantly detects dangerous street drugs, offering hope for harm reduction A portable device that instantly detects illicit street drugs at very low concentrations, thereby highlighting the risks they pose. The device has the potential to address the growing global problem of people unknowingly taking drugs that have been mixed with undeclared substances, including synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and nitazenes.
Climate change: Future of today's young people | ScienceDaily
Climate scientists reveal that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical storms under current climate policies. If global temperatures rise by 3.5 C by 2100, 92% of children born in 2020 will experience unprecedented heatwave exposure over their lifetime, affecting 111 million children. Meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5 C target could protect 49 million children from this risk. This is only for one birth year; when instead taking into account all children who are between 5 and 18 years old today, this adds up to 1.5 billion children affected under a 3.5 C scenario, and with 654 million children that can be protected by remaining under the 1.5 C threshold.
Rents are sky-rocketing, "renovictions" are frequent, and often times repairs are not being done on time, or at all. The York South-Weston Tenant Union is a group of Tenant Associations in York South-Weston sharing knowledge and organizing around their rights as renters.
The Epidemic of Inadequate Adult Autism Assessment
Since 2022, I have had a steadily increasing number of verbally-fluent adult clients seek autism assessment. In fact, this has occurred with such regularity that I was able to, with support from my clinical agency, build and complete an entire post-doctoral residence around providing adult autism and ADHD assessment. A little about me: I’m a psychology professor, a researcher focusing on cool things like autism and religion, and a psychological diagnostician. I am also autistic; I was clinically
Dissociation commonly results from childhood trauma. If unresolved, it continues to cause needless suffering. Here are tips to understand, cope with, and resolve it.
Researchers Say Religion—Not Rodents—Helped Turn Wildcats into House Cats - Europe, News, Paganism, Religion, Science, The Wild Hunt, U.S., World
New research reveals domestic cats were first tamed in ancient Egypt for religious rituals honoring the goddess Bastet, challenging earlier beliefs that domestication began for pest control in early farming communities.
This panel discussion on eco-anxiety and youth was hosted by For Our Kids Toronto at 2021 EcoFair Toronto. It is a community oriented event where students, p...
The most curious and hazardous feature of the way we’re built lies in the difficulty we have registering what we actually feel.Enjoying our YouTube videos? G...
Rent Control Loopholes in Ontario – Case Study of AGIs - ACORN Canada
Based on data on Above Guideline Rent Increases (AGIs) obtained through the Landlord & Tenant Board using the Freedom of Information request, this report by ACORN Canada illustrates how corporate landlords are using these as a tool to exploit low- and moderate-income tenants.
Climate emotions, thoughts, and plans among US adolescents and young adults: a cross-sectional descriptive survey and analysis by political party identification and self-reported exposure to severe weather events
Climate change is causing widespread distress among US youth and affecting their beliefs
and plans for the future. These effects may intensify, across the political spectrum,
as exposure to climate-related severe weather events increases.
Research shows that grief is one of the most ubiquitous climate emotions. Our society tends to suppress grief and its expressions. But properly honoring and integrating grief helps us connect with others, with the earth as a whole, and to more fully experience a healthy range of emotions, including joy. These resources are informed by the research of Panu Pihkala.
Links to resources drawn on in the Decolonising Ourselves group of the Climate Psychology Alliance
Links to resources drawn on in the Decolonising Ourselves group of the Climate Psychology Alliance When reading articles or watching the videos, be aware and take note of: The parts of the material which stimulates your attention - and intention The parts which stimulate any particular react...
Climate Psychology Alliance | 2,758 followers on LinkedIn. The CPA is a nonprofit membership organisation that addresses the psychological aspects of the climate emergency. | The Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA) is a not-for-profit membership organisation that addresses the psychological aspects of the climate emergency, and was formed between 2009 - 2012.
Whoever and wherever we are today, we are affected by the climate emergency, whether or not we know it. A growing number of us are affected physically and materially, and a multitude of us are now affected psychologically and emotionally – in our private thoughts, in our reactions to the latest news, in our senses of loss, anger and despair.
We want everyone to have the tools and resources needed to feel supported + emotionally resilient in the face of the climate crisis. We address the mental health consequences of climate change through education, community engagement and by harnessing the power of media and technology.
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(11) Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn
From eco-anxiety to the direct effects of forest fires, rising sea levels, and other natural disasters, climate change is an existential crisis for our planet and species. As a result, we are facing a mental health crisis of unknown proportions. Our work focuses on understanding the ways this crisis impacts our communities and identifying what we can do to mitigate and adapt in order to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all people impacted by climate change.
How will our changing climate impact the housing sector and affordability? Kathryn Bakos, of Intact, offers an information packed presentation on the needs ...