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Approximately 1,800 Survivors of Sexual Assault File Lawsuits Against New York For Being Sexually Assaulted by Correctional Staff While Incarcerated

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2023  /PRNewswire/ -- The State of New York, the City of New York, and 20 counties are among the defendants that have been named in a series of individual civil actions alleging that as many as 1,771 individuals were sexually assaulted while incarcerated in facilities run by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS), the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), and county-run Departments of Correction throughout New York State. The lawsuits were filed under the Adult Survivors Act ("ASA") by attorneys at Slater Slater Schulman LLP, a leading, full-service law firm with decades of experience representing survivors of traumatic and catastrophic events.

Key Points: 
  • Slater Slater Schulman LLP represents the largest number of survivors of prison abuse committed in New York State.
  • "Our clients endured absolute horrors while incarcerated in New York State – each story is worse than the next.
  • The ASA's extended window for filing lawsuits constituted a significant milestone in addressing the profound abuse endured by these survivors.
  • NOTE: Individuals seeking to be linked to resources for sexual assault survivors can call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.

Brave Healer Productions Announces the Release of The Life-Changing Power of Self-Love

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Friday, November 10, 2023
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It runs deeper than taking a walk, eating a salad, or having a spa day.

Key Points: 
  • It runs deeper than taking a walk, eating a salad, or having a spa day.
  • Self-love is a state of love and acceptance of one's body, mind, and spirit as is.
  • The book contains chapters on overcoming the fear of being seen, the transformative power of living for yourself first, and befriending your anxious parts.
  • — Dr. Ahriana Platten, best-selling author of Rites and Rituals, Harnessing the Power of Sacred Ceremonies
    "This book belongs on every woman's bookshelf.

Matthew Perry: the power of celebrities speaking publicly about their addiction

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Having visible figures like Perry speak publicly about their struggles can challenge the social stigma of addiction and inspire people to seek treatment.

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  • Having visible figures like Perry speak publicly about their struggles can challenge the social stigma of addiction and inspire people to seek treatment.
  • In my research and work with drug users, I have explored public understandings of addiction and substance dependency.
  • It can take years for people to seek help for addiction issues, and they often report feelings of guilt and shame.
  • The debate focused on the topic of specialist drug courts, an alternative to the normal court system, which Perry supported.

Celebrities and public struggle

  • A celebrity cancer diagnosis can inspire people to get screened, or a public struggle with alcohol may motivate someone to seek help themselves.
  • Read more:
    What long-term opioid use does to your body and brain

    This may be because of the one-sided relationship an audience has with a public figure.

  • Other fans attributed their sobriety to his inspirational memoir because Perry was a person they could identify with.

A lasting legacy

  • Comments focused on his aged appearance and his “slurred” speech, possibly lasting effects of a years-long battle with addiction.
  • It would have been easy for Perry to retire from the public view and hide his struggles.
  • While he may influence some to begin their journey to recovery, perhaps his most lasting legacy will be that he brought a human face to addiction.


Paula Corcoran does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

CANADIANS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR DEBT BUT AREN'T TALKING ABOUT IT DUE TO FEARS OF JUDGEMENT AND FEELING ASHAMED, NEW SURVEY FINDS

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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"As a result, a lot of people who are struggling feel lost and isolated, making their situation even more stressful."

Key Points: 
  • "As a result, a lot of people who are struggling feel lost and isolated, making their situation even more stressful."
  • Fear of judgement is felt most strongly among Canadians ages 35-54 years old (44 per cent).
  • They are the most concerned about their current debt situation (64 per cent) compared to those 55+ (40 per cent).
  • BDO's LITs and debt professionals are committed to helping Canadians take control of their financial future and turn the page on debt.

Author Shares Emotional Journey From Homelessness and Abuse to Forgiveness and Freedom

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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ALPHARETTA, Ga., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Mark Goodman courageously shares his powerful life story with readers in Forgiving A Good Man: An Abuse Survivor's Story of Freedom Through Forgiveness ($14.49, paperback, 9781662883125; $6.99, e-book, 9781662883132; audio book, 9781662883149).

Key Points: 
  • After a long journey of finding my freedom from emotional and sexual abuse, I sought to uncover the psychology and theology behind why people struggle to forgive.
  • In this riveting book, Goodman shares how his journey from homelessness was overshadowed by abuse and its aftermath.
  • However, his story does have a happy ending when he ultimately found freedom through the practice of forgiveness.
  • Forgiving A Good Man: An Abuse Survivor's Story of Freedom Through Forgiveness is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

Terence Davies: four films that reveal the pain and poetry of the director's own life

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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The Liverpool-born director extended the formal possibilities of film, and had a unique capacity for depicting memory and personal history.

Key Points: 
  • The Liverpool-born director extended the formal possibilities of film, and had a unique capacity for depicting memory and personal history.
  • Here are four films that show the director dealing directly with this history, while also charting the development of his distinctive, very personal style.

1. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

    • The director’s breakthrough came in 1988 with the release of Distant Voices, Still Lives, which tells the story of one working class family’s life in post-war Liverpool.
    • The film was originally two short pieces made two years apart, which were later combined.
    • Distant Voices, Still Lives is not only an excellent example of the formal styling that would come to characterise Davies’ work, but also the key role that music plays throughout his films.

2. The Long Day Closes (1992)

    • The film also reflects on Bud’s developing sense of his own homosexuality and the shame that accompanies this realisation.
    • The Long Day Closes is a companion piece to Distant Voices, Still Lives in its focus on family life in Liverpool.

3. The Neon Bible (1995)

    • In this way, The Neon Bible can be understood as an act of deflected autobiography.
    • Davies dismissed The Neon Bible after its release as a creative failure.

4. Of Time and the City (2009)

    • Arguably Davies crowning work, Of Time and the City marked a late career resurgence for the director.
    • Thanks to the film’s critical success, he continued to produce work steadily in the final decade of his life.
    • The film looks back on the Liverpool in which he grew up, and is made from a tapestry of different sounds and images.

Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese writers win for fantasy-horror story about dangers facing girls

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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The influential Caine Prize for African Writing for 2023 was won by a power couple from Senegal. Their short story A Soul of Small Places (which can be read over here) echoes deeper trends in the country’s literature while picking up on the growth of horror and speculative fiction across the continent. African literature specialist Caroline D. Laurent explains.What’s the Caine Prize and what does winning it mean? The Caine Prize, awarded annually since 2000, acknowledges a short story written in English by an African author.

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The influential Caine Prize for African Writing for 2023 was won by a power couple from Senegal. Their short story A Soul of Small Places (which can be read over here) echoes deeper trends in the country’s literature while picking up on the growth of horror and speculative fiction across the continent. African literature specialist Caroline D. Laurent explains.

What’s the Caine Prize and what does winning it mean?

    • The Caine Prize, awarded annually since 2000, acknowledges a short story written in English by an African author.
    • It’s named in honour of Sir Michael Harris Caine, co-founder of the Man Booker Prize.

Who are this year’s winners?

    • Diallo is a lawyer and feminist activist who, at 15, founded The Association for Keeping Girls in School in Matam, Senegal.
    • Her work served as the inspiration for the winning story, hence the main protagonist’s name, Woppa Diallo.
    • His debut collection Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night was nominated for two 2019 Splatterpunk Awards.

What’s the story about?

    • Woppa has the task of protecting her younger sister Awa on their way to school.
    • Indeed, girls going to school are often the prey of men who sexually assault them and force them into early marriages.

Why’s it so good?

    • The power of literature to focus on individuals and their personal experiences lends a human face to an unresolved social issue.
    • References to different gods and spirits also highlight the environment in which Woppa and her family live.
    • However, this short story can also resonate with the fears experienced by young girls and women globally.

What does this say about Senegalese fiction?

    • The choice to write in English works to dismantle the neocolonial use of languages based on one’s origin and the colonial past of one’s country.
    • The Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, where authors write in African languages, complements the Caine Prize.
    • Senegalese literature plays a vital role in encouraging people to read, reflect upon and engage with significant matters in the country.

Alsana Birmingham Programs Welcome Eating Disorder Clients With Co-Occurring Type 1 Diabetes

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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This fall, Alsana Birmingham’s Residential and PHP/IOP eating disorder treatment programs will begin serving adult clients with co-occurring diabetes.

Key Points: 
  • This fall, Alsana Birmingham’s Residential and PHP/IOP eating disorder treatment programs will begin serving adult clients with co-occurring diabetes.
  • It is sometimes used to describe co-occurring diabetes and eating disorders those who restrict insulin in order to lose weight.
  • Research shows that individuals with type 1 diabetes may be more susceptible to disordered eating behaviors than those without diabetes – the mortality rate is exceptionally high.
  • They may also experience diabetes stigma, or negative attitudes originating from false ideas that people’s poor choices caused their diabetes.

Texas Jury Enters a $2.45 Million Verdict Against Houston-Area Pastor for Transmitting Herpes

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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Mr. West, a Houston resident, is an assistant pastor at The Church Without Walls also located in Houston.

Key Points: 
  • Mr. West, a Houston resident, is an assistant pastor at The Church Without Walls also located in Houston.
  • Houston pastor pays big price for breaking the law by transmitting herpes to woman after lying about having the disease.
  • The total judgment of $2.45 million is believed to be the largest ever awarded in Texas for a case of this nature.
  • He has achieved the largest verdict in the United States and in the states of California, Washington, and Texas.

GENDER EQUITY, EDUCATION & WOMEN'S HEALTH TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PERIOD POVERTY CONVENING NEXT WEEK

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Sunday, on October 15th, the National Summit on Period Poverty will convene at the LBJ Presidential Library on the University of Texas campus, bringing together leading researchers, policymakers, and advocates, focusing on women's empowerment and equity. At the Summit, attendees will hear from national experts about forthcoming research on Period Poverty, including a 1,000 person, nationally representative survey of American women that will be released concurrently. Period Poverty is a rarely-discussed public health crisis in the United States and our groundbreaking wayfinding survey reveals the significant impacts Period Poverty can have on mental health.

Key Points: 
  • At the Summit, attendees will hear from national experts about forthcoming research on Period Poverty, including a 1,000 person, nationally representative survey of American women that will be released concurrently.
  • Period Poverty is a rarely-discussed public health crisis in the United States and our groundbreaking wayfinding survey reveals the significant impacts Period Poverty can have on mental health.
  • Period Poverty is a growing public health crisis, impacting women of every background, in every American community.
  • The summit is organized by national non-profit Dignity Grows, a women-run organization that reduces Period Poverty through policy and research development as well distribution of free monthly menstrual and comprehensive hygiene essentials.