A confluence of topics dealing with mental health, substance abuse, health, public health, Social Work, education, politics, the humanities, and spirituality at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. In short, this blog is devoted to the improvement of the quality of life of human beings in the universe.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Almost half of Generation Z are people of racial and ethnic minority groups in U.S.
Stat: 48%—Almost half the members of Generation Z—age 22 or younger—are racial or ethnic minorities.
Story: Step aside, Millennials. There’s a new, younger group out there: Generation Z, which includes anyone born after 1996.
To learn more about this generation, we sat down with Kim Parker, director of social trends research at the Pew Research Center. Listen in to hear about Gen Z’s social, cultural, and political inclinations, and what this might mean for the future.
For more click here.
Story: Step aside, Millennials. There’s a new, younger group out there: Generation Z, which includes anyone born after 1996.
To learn more about this generation, we sat down with Kim Parker, director of social trends research at the Pew Research Center. Listen in to hear about Gen Z’s social, cultural, and political inclinations, and what this might mean for the future.
For more click here.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Jurors in capital trials suffer PTSD and other mental health problems
Prophetic women and men is a regular feature of the UU A Way Of Life ministries blog which appears on Sundays.
On 06/24/1994 Lindy Lou Isonhood. as a member of a jury in Mississippi, voted to put a man to death. She has regretted her decision and now become a death penalty abolitionist. Her story is disturbing and inspiring.
For a brief commentary about this article click here.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Sunday, April 7, 2019
On average 6 people die every day in the U.S. from Alcohol overdoses
In the United States, six people die each day from periods of extreme binge drinking that lead to alcohol overdose, also known as alcohol poisoning. When taking into account all alcohol-related causes of death (e.g., liver disease, motor vehicle crashes), there were 88,424 alcohol-attributable deaths per year on average from 2006 to 2010.
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