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Sharing – Texas parents must now sign-off on child abuse, dating violence education
I’m afraid that I have the same concerns about this change in Texas law. “School districts in Texas are now required to teach students about dating violence, family violence, child abuse and sex trafficking after a new law went into effect in early December. But advocates are concerned that a last-minute change to the law’s…
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Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 19, 2021
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A Wayfair sex trafficking lie pushed by QAnon hurt real kids– It may be behind a paywall, but this is a good story describing how the lie hurt real people and continues to hurt real people.
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10 Realistic Ways To Set Boundaries With Others During The Holidays
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Mental Health Care is Hard to Come By, Especially If You’re Poor
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Can depression worsen Covid-19 and other infections? And can a virus make you depressed?
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Sharing – How to heal through life writing
This is an interesting way to think about writing, whether you do it publicly like Uddipana did, or just write for yourself.
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Sharing – Receiving a hug or engaging in self-soothing touch reduces cortisol levels following a stressful experience
I think this is interesting. Obviously, during a pandemic and as survivors hugging someone else may or may not be all that realistic, but the fact that this study seems to indicate we can get similar results from self-soothing touch is an interesting idea.
