Psychological injury

How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy

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Monday, September 4, 2023
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Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14.

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  • Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14.
  • Read more:
    How we can avoid political misinformation in the lead-up to the Voice referendum

Misinformation has multiplied

    • The surfacing of Donald Trump-style conspiracies has severed the link between political claims and established standards of truth.
    • We’ve heard claims such as the Voice would somehow lead to reparations for Aboriginal people or a new “Black State”.
    • It has also been argued Australia Day will be abolished and the courts would be overwhelmed with claims from the Voice.

Hate speech can cause physical and psychological harm

    • Hate speech causes harm at a social level, as it can worsen and even promote intolerance, divisiveness and hostility towards its targets.
    • It hinders public discussion by using polarising and exaggerated claims, disrupting any chance of civil discussion.
    • At the individual level, evidence shows hate speech can also cause physical and psychological injury, including increased risk of stress-related illnesses.
    • Hate speech can cause fear and anxiety, leading to social exclusion and isolation.

But it’s not too late to change course

    • And exaggerated claims calculated only to provoke discord should be named as such by existing fact-checking processes.
    • The authors of this article have developed a compendium of key resources that avoid ideological distortions and political grandstanding.
    • It is available free of charge to all Australians to help them make up their minds about how to vote.

Gluckstein Lawyers Launches Canada-Wide Class-action Lawsuit After Elbow Surgery Device Failures

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 /CNW/ -Gluckstein Lawyers has commenced a proposed class-action personal injury lawsuit alleging that the ExploR Modular Radial Head System medical device used in elbow surgeries across Canada resulted in permanent injuries and the need for corrective surgery.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 /CNW/ -Gluckstein Lawyers has commenced a proposed class-action personal injury lawsuit alleging that the ExploR Modular Radial Head System medical device used in elbow surgeries across Canada resulted in permanent injuries and the need for corrective surgery.
  • The plaintiff alleges the device was improperly designed, manufactured and tested, resulting in the screw backing out into the elbow.
  • "People rely on medical products to return to the life they were living before they were injured," says Class-action lawyer Jordan Assaraf of Gluckstein Lawyers.
  • If you have experienced pain or complications from the ExploR Modular Radial Head System and would like further information about the lawsuit, please contact Gluckstein Lawyers at (416) 408-4252 or visit our website .

World-Renowned Philosopher Martha Nussbaum Supports New York Elephant Rights Case

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --World-renowned philosopher and University of Chicago Law School Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of a habeas corpus petition filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --World-renowned philosopher and University of Chicago Law School Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of a habeas corpus petition filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary.
  • Happy is a 50-year-old Asian elephant who has been held in captivity since 1977 in a one-acre exhibit in the Bronx Zoo, which is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
  • For a detailed timeline of Happy's case, court filings, and decisions, visit this page.
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    The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation, legislation, and education to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals.

Special Forces Veterans Find Hope in Psychedelic Therapy for Treating PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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Marcus was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it was more than PTSD.

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  • Marcus was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it was more than PTSD.
  • Brain scans showed that Marcus' military career as an explosives expert, combined with his prior years of contact sports, had left him with both psychological wounds and the physical scars of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  • But when my treatment was a complete success, I knew we had to pay this forward to other combat veterans."
  • - Observational study published : "Psychedelic Treatment for Trauma-Related Psychological and Cognitive Impairment Among US Special Operations Forces Veterans" (Davis et al.