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• During the segment, the developmental psychologist delved into the startling statistics of impacted students in New York City, providing context for the magnitude of the issue.
• Citing data from Equal Opportunity Schools' Psychological Safety Report, she highlighted the prevalence of racism and bullying within educational environments and emphasized the urgent need for proactive measures to address these concerns.
• "Children facing racism and bullying in schools often experience profound psychological distress, which can significantly impact their academic performance and overall well-being," stated Dr. Bogan.
• For more information about EOS' Psychological Safety Report and how to create access and opportunity to advanced classes for all students, visit eoschools.org or follow us on LinkedIn .

• BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Montefiore Health System has been designated as a New York State Office of Mental Health Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (COE) and awarded a $7 million grant as part of this program.
• A team with advanced training will treat patients and guide them to the most appropriate care setting.
• Additional planned services at the new Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program include case management, arts therapy and a mobile crisis team.
• Bronx youth, of whom 70,000 are living with mental health disorders and diseases, can benefit from new service locations.

• Chappelle recalls being “very disappointed” at having to pretend to be speaking to Kaufman, when he could clearly see it was Carrey.
• “That’s how trans people make me feel.” Whether or not non-transgender people find it funny, it is a joke that stabs at the fundamental insecurity of being trans.
• It takes the stance of biological essentialism: that people have innate and intractable traits by virtue of their biology.

Mirroring prejudice

• Chappelle is either unaware or just doesn’t care that the term is decades out of date.
• It slips into mockery when, bereft of understanding, it does nothing more than mirror prejudice.
• He says:
  there’s probably a handicap in the back right now ’cause that’s where they make them sit.
• there’s probably a handicap in the back right now ’cause that’s where they make them sit.
• Instead, it seems he embraces being an “equal opportunity” offender who mocks disability as a defence for his long-running transgender jokes.

The impacts of mockery

• His jokes rely on prevailing disgust about transgender bodies and increasingly politicised insistence that transgender people are not real women or men.
• These views shared in popular culture are coming to inform anti-trans policy in healthcare, education and the justice system.
• As the majority of the general population do not know a trans person, the media has significant influence over perceptions of trans people.
• Throughout four Netflix specials, Chapelle has made no effort to understand the object of his jokes or the impact of his mockery on their daily lives.

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• The COVID pandemic led to big increases in psychological distress for many people, including symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression.
• The negative impact on mental health has been substantial and is likely to be long-lasting, with many people experiencing psychological distress even now.
• Our research seeks to understand how psychological distress created by the pandemic has affected how productive people are at work.

Remote work, productivity and stress

• Our study shows the impact of psychological distress on productivity during the pandemic was even more pronounced for people who worked from home.
• Remote workers also reported that boundaries between work and home are often blurred, with workspaces and job-related tasks intruding on home life.
• But unfortunately, other situations can still cause stress that affects productivity at work – whether that’s a health issue, bereavement, a divorce or other major life events.
• So, what can you do to try to cope, and even maintain your productivity at work, during such stressful situations?

Get the right support when stressed at work

• This can include support from family, friends and colleagues, but also mental health and financial support.
• Sufficient recovery time after a stressful event and, more generally, sleep and breaks from work can also replenish your self-regulation resources.
• As our research shows, organisations need to support employees who work from home in particular.
• Managers should also take individual preferences for homeworking into account, and make sure homeworkers have sufficient control over their work.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.