Youth Advocacy
Youth Advocacy
Year 3, Week 39 (177 total reports)
20.09.2023-26.09.2023
REVIEW and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advocating for young people and increasing their mental well-being in a time of polycrisis and permacrisis.
Best Links of The Week
26.09.2023
Why the West’s elites invented a permacrisis
https://unherd.com/2023/09/why-the-wests-elites-invented-a-permacrisis/
Whenever there is a crisis, there is someone benefitting from it. Who benefits from keeping us in permanent crisis (permacrisis) and constantly dealing with multiple crises (polycrisis) simultaneously? Those pursuing the Biden Impeachment benefit from lowering the weightiness of the impeachment process and those who are forcing a government shutdown benefit from a economy in disarray. This article looks behind the terms polycrisis and permacrisis to the one’s who benefit the most from these crises. It’s not just the politicians, but the elites who fund their chaos.
25.09.2023
California's controversial CARE Court brings mental health care into the courtroom
Governor Gavin Newsom of California has some unique and brave ideas for dealing with mental health, housing, and crime in his state. I really love the concept of a CARE Court and have seen similar policies benefit those who are dealing with mental illness as well as the affected relatives. I hope his policies will be heralded as an example and replicated, once efficacy is proven. In the meantime, what IS proven is that the current court system is NOT working.
24.09.2023
Are we the last generation -- or the first sustainable one?
This is exactly the hopeful message we all need at this time. I love TED talks and this one is stellar. Give this young lady a listen and feel the determined optimism in her ideas.
23.09.2023
Who does a government shutdown affect most? Here's what happens to the agencies Americans rely on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-federal-agencies-affected/
A government shutdown will be painful for many middle-class people and especially the poor. Alternatively, if we follow the money and power, who will it benefit? Perhaps the best way to end shutdowns is to tie congressional perks and salaries to the shutdown. If the government shuts down, they should not be paid, they should certainly not be allowed vacation and time off during a shotdown. The only way this is going to happen is if these people are voted out of office. The upcoming election is perhaps the most critical in the history of US Democracy. In fact, it is a vote on whether democracy will continue to exist in the United States or if it will become an authoritarian state ruled by a facist.
23.09.2023
Biden: Kids' safety from gun violence "is on the ballot"
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/22/biden-gun-violence-prevention-democrats
As you probably know, gun deaths are the primary cause of death for children in the United States. Congress has been impotent in addressing this problem and it is indeed on the ballot on November 5, 2024. Let’s end the tyranny of the NRA and gun lobbyists. Let’s vote out the “thoughts and prayers” congress and elect those who will actually pledge do to prioritize this issue. Lives—children’s lives—are at stake.
22.09.2023
A pediatrician’s view on child poverty rates
The lasting psychological and physiological damages of poverty is intergenerational. The repeal of the child tax credit (largely led by Senator Joe Manchin from West Virgina) has driven many families—and children below the poverty line. This dooms many children to a lifetime of economic hardship and will do more to exacerbate the welfare state than any other policy implemented in the last decade. Examine the far reaching damage of child poverty in this article by a respected pediatrician.
21.09.2023
How to stop your amygdala from hijacking your emotions
https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/amygdala-hijacking-emotions/
The only way to live a healthy life is to mitigate the impulses of the amygdala and the only way we can learn this process is if a mentally healthy adult co-regulates those impulses with us. Examine how the amygdala can hijack our happiness and well-being and what can be done about it.
20.09.2023
UN chief sees a world ‘becoming unhinged’ and a completely absent leadership: ‘we seem incapable of coming together to respond’
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres GCC GCL is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Socialist Party, Guterres served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. Guterres is well-placed to identify the permacrisis state of our world and he is unequivocally sounding warning bells. Read the text of his address to the 78th session of the United Nations.
This Week’s Links
26.09.2023
Why the West’s elites invented a permacrisis
https://unherd.com/2023/09/why-the-wests-elites-invented-a-permacrisis/
Take risks, embrace failure and be comfortable with uncertainty: 3 activities to help your child think like an artist
Student protest against their school board’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies goes global
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/26/students-protest-anti-lgbtq-policies/
50 Absurd Real-Life Examples Of Cognitive Dissonance That People Just Cannot Forget
https://www.boredpanda.com/worst-cognitive-dissonance-experiences/
25.09.2023
California's controversial CARE Court brings mental health care into the courtroom
In his retirement, Rupert Murdoch leaves behind a wake of destruction
Harvard psychologists have been studying what it takes to raise 'good' kids. Here are 6 tips.
Students protest Virginia schools anti-trans policies: ‘We will be bullied and dead-named’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/25/student-protest-virginia-anti-trans-policies/
24.09.2023
Are we the last generation -- or the first sustainable one?
The 10 Best Mental Health Websites for Young People
https://www.makeuseof.com/best-mental-health-websites-young-people/
7 Books to Help You Press Reset on Your Mindset
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/7-books-help-press-reset-mindset/45072/
Talking to yourself in a loving way could change your life – here’s how to start
https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/one-good-thing-speak-to-yourself-with-love/823969
Narcissistic demagogues will devour this country if we don’t educate ourselves & vote
Freedom Fighter Maria Ressa on How Disinformation Degrades Democracy
Protestors in Florida read from banned books, defying the state's education policies
23.09.2023
Biden: Kids' safety from gun violence "is on the ballot"
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/22/biden-gun-violence-prevention-democrats
The Hidden (And Most Dangerous) Symptom Of Anxiety
https://www.yourtango.com/health-wellness/hidden-most-dangerous-symptom-anxiety
How to Raise Antifragile Kids
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/a45246320/raise-antifragile-kids/
Who does a government shutdown affect most? Here's what happens to the agencies Americans rely on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-federal-agencies-affected/
As the World's Problems Grow More Challenging, the Head of the United Nations Gets Bleaker
22.09.2023
A pediatrician’s view on child poverty rates
The Most Supportive Question You Can Ask Someone Who Is Sad, Struggling Or Broken-Hearted
https://www.yourtango.com/heartbreak/simple-question-ask-someone-sad-heartbroken-struggling
Israeli artist who adapted Anne Frank's diary into a graphic novel is alarmed that Texas teacher was removed for using it
21/90 Rule: The Ultimate Guide to Building Habits That Last
https://yourstory.com/2023/09/21-90-rule-guide-building-lasting-habits
Eat your broccoli and don’t listen to Andrew Tate’: fighting misogyny is now part of everyday parenting
https://apple.news/Au-PUzz6oSAehUgpc9sHpQg
The 2000s lad culture that Russell Brand epitomised wasn’t funny then. It looks even more hideous with hindsight
https://apple.news/ATc4eAw36Qly27oVoSjxMMg
DeSantis Administration Recommends Against Boosters, Right as Florida Tops Nation for COVID Hospitalizations
21.09.2023
How to stop your amygdala from hijacking your emotions
https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/amygdala-hijacking-emotions/
Want to join the American Climate Corps? Here's what we know so far.
https://grist.org/politics/want-to-join-the-american-climate-corps-what-we-know-so-far/
UN chief warns ‘humanity has opened the gates to hell’ as he convenes world leaders for climate summit
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/world/unga-climate-summit-guterres/
40 Bedtime Questions to Ask Your Kid Before You Say “Good Night”
https://theeverymom.com/bedtime-questions-to-ask-your-kids/
There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200647985/book-bans-libraries-schools
Study of incarcerated teens identifies two factors that explain the link between childhood maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits
'No longer' a foreign threat: New bipartisan group calls out MAGA movement as 'fascist'
DeSantis Says Humanity ‘Safer Than Ever’ From Climate Change… Weeks After Major Hurricane
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-climate-change-safer_n_650bb87ae4b0e190a3a7e445
20.09.2023
UN chief sees a world ‘becoming unhinged’ and a completely absent leadership: ‘we seem incapable of coming together to respond’
Most Americans Want Politicians to Stop Attacking Trans People
https://www.them.us/story/survey-results-americans-trans-rights
“Happiest Man In The World” Shares 9 Incredibly Simple Yet Effective Tips To Become Happier
https://www.boredpanda.com/tips-how-become-happier-matthieu-ricard/