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#SCOTUS Tuesday sided with a #Christian #therapist, rejecting a #Colorado #law that prohibited #MentalHealth professionals from trying to change the #SexualOrientation or #gender #identity of #LGBTQ minors.
The court’s decision has implications for >20 other states that have similar laws banning [barbaric] so-called #ConversionTherapy, which critics say is ineffective & potentially dangerous for young people.
As Roy Lilley (NHSManagers.net) argues:
'The real growth [in the problems of public health] is in the vast middle ground. Millions of people who are not acutely ill, but not entirely well.
People dealing with anxiety, stress, poor sleep, financial pressure, job insecurity, loneliness.
People functioning, coping, but steadily ground down'.
The increasingly precarious, insecure capitalism our political class has facilitated is taking its toll on our mental health.
A #NewMexico jury ruled Tuesday that #Meta knowingly harmed children’s #MentalHealth & concealed what it knew about #child sexual #exploitation on its #socialmedia platforms.
The landmark decision comes after a nearly 7-week trial, & as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta & #YouTube should be liable in a similar case.
#law #accountability #tech #business #moderation #pedophilia
apnews.com/article/meta-facebo…
These are the hardest ones to write. Because it means accepting a reality of kids in cages. But also accepting that we can help VERY vulnerable survivors of this genocide.
Bring mental health support to almost a hundred kids who were in "Israeli" prisons. 102/300 to finish this campaign a WEEK early. chuffed.org/project/hmg
@palestine
#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Gaza #Palestine #Therapy #Art #MentalHealth
Heal Minds Gaza: empowering Palestinian children who were in detention
Palestinian children in Israeli occupation prisons face severe psychological violence that deeply impacts their sense of safety, identity, and community after their detention.Chuffed
@bigzaphod says I need to point out my specific book, which is
skaeth.itch.io/beneath-the-god…
This is a #LowFantasy wilderness adventure with a bit of romance. It has #LGBTQ rep, #Disability rep, and #MentalHealth rep including: gay side characters, a non-binary tertiary character, main character anxiety rep, and disability also including a side-character who uses a wheelchair.
There's strong friendships & a strong sibling relationship, with tons of banter, but also a lot of classism and prejudice.
🥕 Need a little more motivation to get a vegetable garden going this summer? How about better mental and physical health?
Katherine Alaimo, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition at Michigan State University says
✅ "...when you grow more produce, you eat more produce."
✅ "...gardening also connects people with nature, provides a sense of responsibility and accomplishment and encourages sharing harvests with friends. All of that can contribute to reduced stress, lower blood pressure and higher energy."
Who doesn't need all that?
More here: 🥬 🫛 🫘
apnews.com/article/backyard-ve…
👉 Don't forget, you have many experienced, friendly, and exceptionally helpful gardeners in the Fediverse.
Having one accepting adult in a LGBTQ+ young person's life reduces their suicide risk by 40%.
Be that adult!
Source: Trevor Project
#LGBTQ #pride #lgbtqia #2Slgbtqia #loveislove #lgbtqsupport #suicideprevention #youthsuicideprevention #mentalhealth #ymhc #hope
