Working with victims of human trafficking forever changed me. The immeasurable suffering of so many of our brothers and sisters broke my heart and it does still each time I think of them. It is unfathomable that human beings are seen as objects and then, are abused, exploited, bought, and sold.
So, does it matter what "things" we buy? Can our consumerism be directed for the betterment of others?
Let us look again to Pope Francis. In a speech delivered on January 1, 2015, Pope Francis called us all to honor God with our purchases, highlighting the fact that people are at the heart of every product we buy. His speech also brought awareness to the issue of human trafficking in the marketplace. Our pope encouraged us to "practice acts of fraternity towards those kept in a state of enslavement" and not to give in to the temptation to purchase items that may have been produced by exploiting others. He invited us to be socially responsible consumers, stating that "every person ought to have the awareness that purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act." What we purchase, and who we purchase from, is important and linked to our faith.
The sad reality is that the exploitation of others may be involved in the production of everyday products such as coffee, tea, chocolate, jewelry, clothing, etc. In addition to trafficking, poor working conditions, unfair wages, child labor, and production methods that harm the environment, are common business practices. Yet, praise God, there are simple ways we can all help. One way is by supporting ethical trade!
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) defines ethical trade as "a transparent commitment by a company to treat its workers and suppliers fairly, care for the environment, and invest in the community." There are many ethical companies that one can purchase from, including ones that partner with CRS. These companies go a step further and ensure that they are not involved in any practices that conflict with Catholic social and moral teaching.
Do what the students at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish School in Grove City, Ohio did – take action! In the 2015-2016 school year, Denise Johns, guidance counselor for the school, introduced me to a group of students called Legacy Leaders. This group of students eagerly learned about ethical trade and immediately wanted to do something to educate others and promote justice. They made ethical trade their social justice theme for the school year, enthusiastically taking on many substantial projects including the following: holding an assembly for the student body explaining ethical trade in a child-appropriate manner, selling ethically traded products at a school craft fair, ensuring all teachers in the school had curriculums addressing ethical trade, and facilitated school-wide participation in Catholic Relief Service's Rice Bowl Lenten Program.
Let us all be like the students of OLPH, raising awareness and using the power of their purchases to transform lives.
Create community with ethical trade via a consignment sale, community order, coffee sale or CRS Fundraiser.
Stephanie Rapp is the Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Columbus and a Fair-Trade Ambassador with Catholic Relief Services.
Lovely post! Pope Francis is truly a force for good and a voice for those living in hardship.


CARABAO CUP DRAW AS IT HAPPENED: Fourth round ties have been decided this evening and Starsport brought you the complete coverage you can relive below.
9.30pm: The remaining clubs in the competition have announced ticket information will be made available in due course.
The two TV picks need to be made by Sky Sports but it looks likely the Chelsea vs Derby and West Ham vs Tottenham clashes will get the nod.
9.10pm: Wow, what an exciting line up! The headlines are certainly Frank Lampard's return to Stamford Bridge and the derby at the London Stadium.
Chelsea welcome their legendary midfielder back following Derby's win at Manchester United in the third round, while West Ham host rivals Tottenham.
9pm: The draw is about to start! Get ready for the fourth round line up.
Arsenal are ball No.2 while holders Manchester City are No.10.
8.45pm: We're not entirely sure what time the ties will come out of the hat but we do know it will on the EFL Show on Quest.
There has been an extra 15 minutes added to the show meaning it is likely the draw will take place from 10pm onwards.
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City all remain in the competition but Manchester United and Liverpool were knocked out in the third round.
8.30pm: Welcome to our live coverage of the Carabao Cup draw.
11 Premier League sides remain in the hat with Everton and Southampton still due to play their third round match.
There are also two League One sides looking for big ties.
Blackpool and Burton would like big trips to the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea.


Erik Noeklebye came to Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA and the role as CEO of EUKOR Car Carriers, from the position as Vice President Head of Region North America for EUKOR. His previous experience includes 18 years with Wilhelmsen Lines and Wallenius Wilhelmsen, holding various management and executive positions within operations and commercial, latest as President Head of Region EMEA. He also has 10+ years of experience as board member for various joint ventures.
Erik holds a degree in economics and business administration from Norwegian School of Management.


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Christian is the Ullswater ranger for the Penrith and District Red Squirrel Group. He dedicates his time to protecting our red squirrels in Ullswater and Haweswater.
How long have you been with Penrith and District Red Squirrels Group and why did you decide to become a red squirrel ranger?
I started as a volunteer with the Penrith and District Red Squirrels Group in 2006. At the time, I was studying at Newton Rigg and working part time as a ranger at Center Parcs Whinfell forest in Penrith. It was working closely with red squirrels and learning their plight at Whinfell forest that I decided to dedicate my time and energy in to doing anything I could to help protect our native and endangered species, the red squirrel. In 2013 I became a full time ranger with the PDRSG working the Ullswater and Haweswater area.
Are there any specific skills you need for the job, if so what are they?
For the job itself, you do require a good understanding of woodland and wildlife dynamics. Knowing what habitat both the red and grey squirrel thrives in, which habitat they target to live in (for food and shelter) and their seasonal behaviour patterns is key. The ability to get up, be alert and be in the woods by first light is also very important!
What are the best bits and the worst bits of your job?
There aren't worst bits as such to the job itself, the only thing that impacts on you is when you get a report of a sick or road kill red. The best bits are being out in the woods every day, come rain, wind or shine. Being sat quietly at first light monitoring the woods for squirrels, seeing the wildlife that has been up all night (like badgers) shuffling off to bed and the diurnal creatures just stirring to start their day foraging is always a joy.
Red squirrels are known for being very elusive – what do they do all day whilst hiding away from us?
During the late spring, summer and early autumn months, the red squirrels are up and out of their dreys (nests) as early as 4am. By mid-morning they will be well fed and have had several hours of interacting with the other red squirrels, often disappearing back up in to the trees for a siesta. They can be seen, (if you are lucky enough!) to be dosing through the afternoon heat high in the canopy tucked in against the trunk of the tree. By late afternoon they will return to feed before they once again turn in for the night.
During late autumn and winter, they will be busy burying (storing) the natural food the woods and forests have produced – again being up at first light, but will be active through the whole day. If the natural crop has failed, or there is very little around (and the winter weather is particularly bad) they may often just stay tucked up safe and warm in their dreys for the day.
" My favourite thing about red squirrels is their ear tufts! Unlike the non native grey squirrel, red squirrels grow ear tufts in the late autumn and will have a full 'set' by winter to keep their ears warm."
What are the best things to look out for to know if there is a red squirrel nearby?
The first signs to look for are squirrel dreys. These are normally ¾'s of the way up the tree, made out of twigs. They are about the size of a football and, unlike a birds nest, will be a complete 'ball' of twigs. The red squirrels build them tight up against the trunk of the tree and one squirrel can build several dreys in one area.
Another good sign to look for are feeding signs. Red squirrels love pine cones, so if you look at the base of a pine tree you may be lucky to find chewed pine cones that will be completely stripped of its scales so just the 'core' of the cone is left.
What are the main reasons behind the decline in red squirrels and do you think this could be reversed in time?
There have been two major impacts on our native red squirrel. The first is habitat loss – due to deforestation the red squirrel has lost a lot of its natural habitat. The second, but more devastating reason was the introduction of the non native grey squirrel back in 1876. Unfortunately the grey squirrels brought with them a virus called the 'Parapox'. The greys are carriers of the virus and it doesn't affect them, but when the grey comes in close proximity of our native red, the red can catch the virus which is fatal to them. Greys are bigger and stronger also, and can out compete the reds for the natural food when it crops, often leading to starvation for the red squirrel. These have, and continue to be the biggest threats to our native red squirrel.
For over 23 years now work has been carried out around the Penrith & District area when the grey squirrels first started encroaching in to Cumbria. Reds had been lost from many areas, with locals reporting they had all but gone. Today this has been reversed. Work continues to keep the grey squirrel away and reds are once again repopulating woods and forests they had not so long ago, vanished from. It is certainly possible to keep the reds we have left safe – as long as the work continues to keep the non native grey squirrel away.
What is the best thing people can do in order to help the red squirrels?
Support your local red squirrel group by becoming a member and volunteer if you can. Donations are always welcome too. The more people out there looking for reds and greys and reporting their findings to their local group, the more we will be able to protect the reds we have left.
To find out more about Christian's work and support the Penrith and District Red Squirrel Group, visit their website.
Aira Force is best known for its impressive waterfall and specimen trees, but it's also home to the iconic red squirrel. Find out how we're protecting its future.


I've only done one other TTT and that was before Christmas. I'm hoping to start doing them more regularly, but I'm not sure if I will.
My review for Shades of Earth should be up by this weekend, and also possibly news of a book club and/or weekly meme I'm thinking of starting. 😀 If I were to start one or both, would you be interested in participating?
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Yes!! I think Jem from TMI would be an awesome friend too.


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University Of North Carolina At Wilmington Seahawks
The UNCW Seahawks open the conference on Saturday and are looking to return to the postseason for the first time since their first-round loss to UNC Chapel Hill last season. The Seahawks blew a 33-19 halftime lead and looked like a team poised to win its first title since 2010 when they outscored their opponents 31-7 in the second half.
The Campbells' top scorer was blocked in the second half by UNC Wilmington because Jordan Whitfield kept him at his lowest point of the season. Last season's top scorer, junior guard Jordan Williams, flirted with a double-double, scoring 15 points and nine rebounds.
The Seahawks also had their best defensive performance of the season against the Campbells, with seven steals and three blocks in the first half.
Unsurprisingly, the Seahawks' 520-percent shooting is the second-best in the country and they are also the top-five in the country in home games. (82) this season. KenPom has UNC Wilmington ranked 22nd in the national 3-point shooting rate, shooting 56 percent on the season, but they also rank 15th in RPI (10th) in field goal percentage (44.5 percent), while ESPN and the NCAA both rank UNC - Wilmington ranked 15th - as the most efficient team in college basketball, averaging more than 30 points per game, slightly ahead of Wake Forest. While the Hornets may be able to score more points than in their last three games, UNC-Wilmington ranks 241st out of 357 schools in terms of offensive efficiency, according to ESPN.
The other teams in the Columbia Regional will have their hands full limiting the UNCW's offensive line, and the pitching teams have shown up, too. The Seahawks are one of the toughest teams to face this weekend, but if turnovers are minimized, the Seahawks have a chance to shock Virginia and advance to the NCAA tournament.
The Seahawks have been a constant and continue to improve on the field and have started consistently to reach the NCAA tournament. The Seahawks continue to work toward their goal of reaching Omaha, but don't be surprised if the season progresses and the Seahawks continue to try to lay claim to being one of the top teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and perhaps even the nation.
Played a decent non-conference schedule, went 1-1 against UNC and NC State, dropped two midweek games to Coastal Carolina, but beat opponents like UNC - Notre Dame twice this season. UNC Wilmington gave up a late victory over St. Bonaventure after a lead by Denzel Ingram at the baseline. Scored a 3-0 record against the top teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and has also beaten UNC and Notre Dame twice this season.
After winning just nine games last year, the Seahawks doubled that in 2015, surprised the Colonial Athletics Association and won part of the regular season. The Seahawks continued their 2016 success, setting a school record with a 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference record and a 12-1 overall record.
UNC played Wilmington in the Colonial Athletics Association's Atlantic Conference in 2004, 2006, 2012 and 2015, winning three of its four conference titles. UNC - Wilmington Seahawks reached a 12-1 record in 2015 and a 9-0 record for the second straight season.
The Seahawks' biggest success in the tournament came in 2002, when they made their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, but failed this time. In 2006, the Seahawks won their ninth title but lost in overtime to eighth-seeded George Washington 88-85. The 13th-seeded Seahawks shocked fourth-seeded University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a 93-89 overtime victory in their final home game of the season. They made it to their second consecutive NCAA tournament in 2007 and 2008, but fell both times.
The Seahawks joined the ECAC South Conference, also known as the Colonial Athletics Association, in 1984 and the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1987.
Besides UNC and Duke, the Seahawks and UNC Asheville are the only North Carolina programs to participate in the NCAA tournament a year ago. The team has represented UNCW 119 times, including nine times in NCAA finals, with a record of 12-4-1 in conference games.
The men's tennis team won the Colonial Athletics Association title last year by beating Virginia Commonwealth University 6-1 in the final of the NCAA tournament in Chapel Hill. UNCW's best regular-season result came in 2010, when the Seahawks finished with a 9-4 record, with wins over UNC Asheville, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina State, James Madison and UNC Wilmington.
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Mental Health Care is Absent at Many California Community Colleges
By Alyssa Morones • Jul 30, 2018
Emma Ventura struggled with her mental health when she first started at Taft College. While she was able to get counseling, she said that she often sees students at her school struggling with issues that affect their mental health because mental health services are not widely available on many community college campuses. Photo Credit: Alyssa Morones
When Emma Ventura first started as a student at Taft College, she found herself overwhelmed by family problems and the financial strain of education. Unsure of where to turn for help, she struggled with her mental health.
Looking for guidance, she spoke to one of her health professors, who listened and talked with her about some of her problems. But it wasn't a long-term solution, and after a difficult break up, she felt herself struggling again.
"I was lost," Ventura, now 21, said. "I didn't feel like I wanted to go to school. It was really hard."
This time, one of Ventura's psychology professors told her that there was now a counselor on campus one day a week who she might be able to speak to. It was the first time she'd heard this was an option.
California's community colleges serve more than 2 million students annually, but mental health services are not widely available on many campuses. Of the 114 community colleges in California, at least 19 appear to have no mental health services on campus, according to experts and a California Health Report survey of available data. Even on campuses that do have mental health care, availability and services can vary widely.
The lack of access is especially concerning because, as a whole, the students who attend community colleges are at higher risk for mental health issues.
"At community colleges, we have a population who has a lot of challenges," said Susan Quinn, a nurse practitioner who has worked as the director of student health services at Santa Rosa Junior College since 1995 and is a member and former research director of the Health Services Association of California Community Colleges. "There are increased risk factors for vulnerable students, low socio-economic status, more first-generation students, more ethnic diversity."
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 22 percent of young adults ages 18-25 experienced some form of mental illness in 2016. Of those, 35 percent sought treatment.
'The System is Flawed'
When comparing community colleges to UC and CSU campuses, disparities in access to mental health care are apparent. In California, health centers and services at community colleges are funded differently than the same services at four-year universities.
The establishment of health services is optional for community college districts. If a district decides to provide these services, it must charge a separate student health fee, not to exceed $19 per semester, that's not rolled up with other enrollment fees. The district does not have to charge the full amount and there is an opportunity to provide waivers to particular groups of students, including low-income students.
"So if you take a college that has less than 5,000 students per semester, there is not enough funding to carve out a position for one person," Quinn said.
A California Health Report analysis of the community colleges' websites found that at least 19 list no mental health services available on campus. Of the schools that do have mental health services available on campus, the services vary widely in size and scope, ranging from just one office to full health centers, according to Colleen Ganley, student mental health specialist at the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.
The schools offering services typically have counselors or social workers on campus to meet with students, and students do not need health insurance to receive treatment. However, at smaller schools or those with limited funding, the counselor may only be available one day per week.
In certain regions of the state, the disparities in access are particularly stark. In rural California, for example, Ganley said, there tends to be fewer providers and fewer options for treatment; in large cities, there are usually more providers, but high-density populations can make it difficult to meet demand.
"I really believe that the system is flawed in the respect that we are not providing equitable health services to every student across the state," Quinn said. "It's very piecemeal."
Researchers have highlighted the access problem. According to a paper published by state researchers on Psychiatry Online in 2015, "whether a student was enrolled in the UC or CSU system, each of which has a systemwide network of campus mental health clinics, or the CCC system, which does not, was significantly associated with use of mental health services."
Some schools that don't charge a health fee may use general funds to hire a mental health professional. This is the case at Taft College, where Ventura attends. Taft is a small school of about 5,000 students, located in a sparsely populated area of Kern County.
When the school's vice president of student services, Severo Balason, came to Taft a couple of years ago, after working at schools in Texas and Illinois, he hired a mental health counselor. Balason said he wanted to invest in mental health services after noticing that the college had a police officer patrolling campus for daytime security, placed there after a shooting at the local high school in 2013. Balason's goal is to also develop an intervention team, and to help students deal with mental health issues in ways that aren't punitive.
Since January 2017, Isaias Hernandez has been available to counsel students at Taft one day a week. This year the school is increasing the mental health counselor's availability to two days a week. Though budget and funding currently limits what the school is able to provide, Hernandez is working with the administration, faculty and staff to figure out how to expand and extend support services. He's leading staff trainings and working with teachers to refer students to counseling. And he's supervising a student-led support group that Emma Ventura is starting.
Ventura's outlook changed after she began meeting with Hernandez for once-a-week counseling sessions. The counseling helped her work through her issues and stay on track with her education. She's seen her grades improve significantly and has found new motivation in developing her peer support group. Now, having seen the need, she wants to pay it forward.
Ventura, who now plans to major in psychology to become a counselor at a college or university, said that she often sees students at her school struggling with issues that affect their mental health. She has friends who have been in similar situations as her, and hears many students having trouble with their families or struggling financially, "but they still show up to school, which is great, but they're still thinking about that problem, and they're not able to concentrate in class."
A Veto, and Trying Again
Taft College, like other state community colleges, works to connect students to outside community resources. However, this can be difficult for schools located in areas where community resources are minimal or overburdened.
The need for more robust funding and services for community college mental health services has not gone unnoticed. In 2016, state assembly member Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), proposed Assembly Bill 2017, which would have significantly expanded mental health services across the California community college system. But Gov. Jerry Brown ended up vetoing the bill because of problems specifying the amount and source of funding.
Other statewide efforts, from the Chancellors Office and partners, are trying to fill the gap. The college system receives some funding through Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, which state voters passed in 2004 to provide increased funding for mental health resources in the state. The Chancellors Office is developing an online suicide-prevention training tool for students, faculty and staff at all of the state's community colleges. Students can also use text-based mental health support, which allows students to receive immediate mental health support via text from trained counselors.
But having a health center on campus that provides mental health services is the gold standard, said Alexander Kagan, a marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor at Cosumnes River College. Kagan said on-campus mental health services are valuable because clinicians develop the expertise in working with college students and short-notice crisis intervention is readily available.
"Instead of giving someone a list of numbers, we can say that we have a clinician here on campus, and they can see you soon, or offer to make an appointment for them," he said. "That makes a big difference."
Integrated health services, both mental and physical, are the most effective way to serve students, said Quinn. For example, on-campus health professions can treat "depression, sleep, homelessness, food insecurity (by) looking at how all of those things play into what a student experiences in college."
More help is on the horizon. In the upcoming state budget, funding for California community college mental health programs increased from $4.5 million last school year to $10 million for the 2018-19 school year, which will likely be distributed to community college districts through grants, for which the districts can apply, Ganley said.
And this fall, the Chancellor's Office plans to launch a new online wellness program, developed with the California Community Colleges Health Services Association, that will help students confidentially assess their own wellness and provide information on where current students can access resources, whether at their college campus or nearby in their community. The program will be available on the online platform used by all state community colleges, in an effort to reach more students. It will be up to districts to populate their online platforms with this, but Ganley said she is optimistic that the districts will take advantage of the free service.
Emma Ventura hopes that the peer support group she is working to develop will be a resource for her fellow students by providing people to speak with who have dealt with similar issues or helping to direct them to the resources that can better help them, and by increasing awareness on her school's campus.
But Ventura does not hesitate to say how helpful an on-campus health center would be.
"If there was a place to go where you could say, 'I want to seek help' …that would be really, really helpful," she said.
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by Alyssa Morones, California Health Report

Mental Health Care is Absent at Many California Community Colleges

by Alyssa Morones, California Health Report
July 30, 2018

When Emma Ventura first started as a student at Taft College, she found herself overwhelmed by family problems and the financial strain of education. Unsure of where to turn for help, she struggled with her mental health.

Looking for guidance, she spoke to one of her health professors, who listened and talked with her about some of her problems. But it wasn't a long-term solution, and after a difficult break up, she felt herself struggling again.

"I was lost," Ventura, now 21, said. "I didn't feel like I wanted to go to school. It was really hard."

This time, one of Ventura's psychology professors told her that there was now a counselor on campus one day a week who she might be able to speak to. It was the first time she'd heard this was an option.

California's community colleges serve more than 2 million students annually, but mental health services are not widely available on many campuses. Of the 114 community colleges in California, at least 19 appear to have no mental health services on campus, according to experts and a California Health Report survey of available data. Even on campuses that do have mental health care, availability and services can vary widely.

The lack of access is especially concerning because, as a whole, the students who attend community colleges are at higher risk for mental health issues.

"At community colleges, we have a population who has a lot of challenges," said Susan Quinn, a nurse practitioner who has worked as the director of student health services at Santa Rosa Junior College since 1995 and is a member and former research director of the Health Services Association of California Community Colleges. "There are increased risk factors for vulnerable students, low socio-economic status, more first-generation students, more ethnic diversity."

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 22 percent of young adults ages 18-25 experienced some form of mental illness in 2016. Of those, 35 percent sought treatment.

'The System is Flawed'

When comparing community colleges to UC and CSU campuses, disparities in access to mental health care are apparent. In California, health centers and services at community colleges are funded differently than the same services at four-year universities.

The establishment of health services is optional for community college districts. If a district decides to provide these services, it must charge a separate student health fee, not to exceed $19 per semester, that's not rolled up with other enrollment fees. The district does not have to charge the full amount and there is an opportunity to provide waivers to particular groups of students, including low-income students.

"So if you take a college that has less than 5,000 students per semester, there is not enough funding to carve out a position for one person," Quinn said.

A California Health Report analysis of the community colleges' websites found that at least 19 list no mental health services available on campus. Of the schools that do have mental health services available on campus, the services vary widely in size and scope, ranging from just one office to full health centers, according to Colleen Ganley, student mental health specialist at the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.

The schools offering services typically have counselors or social workers on campus to meet with students, and students do not need health insurance to receive treatment. However, at smaller schools or those with limited funding, the counselor may only be available one day per week.

In certain regions of the state, the disparities in access are particularly stark. In rural California, for example, Ganley said, there tends to be fewer providers and fewer options for treatment; in large cities, there are usually more providers, but high-density populations can make it difficult to meet demand.

"I really believe that the system is flawed in the respect that we are not providing equitable health services to every student across the state," Quinn said. "It's very piecemeal."

Researchers have highlighted the access problem. According to a paper published by state researchers on Psychiatry Online in 2015, "whether a student was enrolled in the UC or CSU system, each of which has a systemwide network of campus mental health clinics, or the CCC system, which does not, was significantly associated with use of mental health services."

Some schools that don't charge a health fee may use general funds to hire a mental health professional. This is the case at Taft College, where Ventura attends. Taft is a small school of about 5,000 students, located in a sparsely populated area of Kern County.

When the school's vice president of student services, Severo Balason, came to Taft a couple of years ago, after working at schools in Texas and Illinois, he hired a mental health counselor. Balason said he wanted to invest in mental health services after noticing that the college had a police officer patrolling campus for daytime security, placed there after a shooting at the local high school in 2013. Balason's goal is to also develop an intervention team, and to help students deal with mental health issues in ways that aren't punitive.

Since January 2017, Isaias Hernandez has been available to counsel students at Taft one day a week. This year the school is increasing the mental health counselor's availability to two days a week. Though budget and funding currently limits what the school is able to provide, Hernandez is working with the administration, faculty and staff to figure out how to expand and extend support services. He's leading staff trainings and working with teachers to refer students to counseling. And he's supervising a student-led support group that Emma Ventura is starting.

Ventura's outlook changed after she began meeting with Hernandez for once-a-week counseling sessions. The counseling helped her work through her issues and stay on track with her education. She's seen her grades improve significantly and has found new motivation in developing her peer support group. Now, having seen the need, she wants to pay it forward.

Ventura, who now plans to major in psychology to become a counselor at a college or university, said that she often sees students at her school struggling with issues that affect their mental health. She has friends who have been in similar situations as her, and hears many students having trouble with their families or struggling financially, "but they still show up to school, which is great, but they're still thinking about that problem, and they're not able to concentrate in class."

A Veto, and Trying Again

Taft College, like other state community colleges, works to connect students to outside community resources. However, this can be difficult for schools located in areas where community resources are minimal or overburdened.

The need for more robust funding and services for community college mental health services has not gone unnoticed. In 2016, state assembly member Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), proposed Assembly Bill 2017, which would have significantly expanded mental health services across the California community college system. But Gov. Jerry Brown ended up vetoing the bill because of problems specifying the amount and source of funding.

Other statewide efforts, from the Chancellors Office and partners, are trying to fill the gap. The college system receives some funding through Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, which state voters passed in 2004 to provide increased funding for mental health resources in the state. The Chancellors Office is developing an online suicide-prevention training tool for students, faculty and staff at all of the state's community colleges. Students can also use text-based mental health support, which allows students to receive immediate mental health support via text from trained counselors.

But having a health center on campus that provides mental health services is the gold standard, said Alexander Kagan, a marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor at Cosumnes River College. Kagan said on-campus mental health services are valuable because clinicians develop the expertise in working with college students and short-notice crisis intervention is readily available.

"Instead of giving someone a list of numbers, we can say that we have a clinician here on campus, and they can see you soon, or offer to make an appointment for them," he said. "That makes a big difference."

Integrated health services, both mental and physical, are the most effective way to serve students, said Quinn. For example, on-campus health professions can treat "depression, sleep, homelessness, food insecurity (by) looking at how all of those things play into what a student experiences in college."

More help is on the horizon. In the upcoming state budget, funding for California community college mental health programs increased from $4.5 million last school year to $10 million for the 2018-19 school year, which will likely be distributed to community college districts through grants, for which the districts can apply, Ganley said.

And this fall, the Chancellor's Office plans to launch a new online wellness program, developed with the California Community Colleges Health Services Association, that will help students confidentially assess their own wellness and provide information on where current students can access resources, whether at their college campus or nearby in their community. The program will be available on the online platform used by all state community colleges, in an effort to reach more students. It will be up to districts to populate their online platforms with this, but Ganley said she is optimistic that the districts will take advantage of the free service.

Emma Ventura hopes that the peer support group she is working to develop will be a resource for her fellow students by providing people to speak with who have dealt with similar issues or helping to direct them to the resources that can better help them, and by increasing awareness on her school's campus.

But Ventura does not hesitate to say how helpful an on-campus health center would be.

"If there was a place to go where you could say, 'I want to seek help' …that would be really, really helpful," she said.

This article first appeared on California Health Report and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
© 2021 California Health Report


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/*
 * @file RenderSystem.cpp
 * @author PJ O Halloran
 * @date 27/12/2016
 */

#include "RenderSystem.h"

#include "core/EmberPlatform.h"
#include "app/WindowSystem.h"
#include "app/EmberApp.h"

namespace ember
{
	namespace app
	{
		const char *RenderSystem::Name = "Render";

		bool RenderSystem::VInitialize( int argc, char **argv )
		{
			if ( VInitialized() )
			{
				LOG_F( WARNING, "Tried to intialize %s when already running!", Name );
				return true;
			}

			CHECK_WITH_INFO_F( Application != nullptr && Application->Window() != nullptr && Application->Window()->VInitialized(), "WindowSystem needs to be intialized before the %s", "%s", Name );

			if ( flextInit( Application->Window()->GetWindow() ) != GL_TRUE )
			{
				LOG_F( ERROR, "Failed to init the FLEXT system with version %i.%i and core profile %i", FLEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, FLEXT_MINOR_VERSION, FLEXT_CORE_PROFILE );
				return false;
			}

			LOG_F( INFO, "Setup FLEXT system using version %i.%i and core profile %i", FLEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, FLEXT_MINOR_VERSION, FLEXT_CORE_PROFILE );

			rmt_BindOpenGL();

			LOG_F( INFO, "%s initialized", Name );
			_initialized = true;
			return true;
		}

		bool RenderSystem::VShutdown()
		{
			if ( !VInitialized() )
			{
				LOG_F( WARNING, "Tried to shutdown %s when already running!", Name );
				return true;
			}

			rmt_UnbindOpenGL();

			LOG_F( INFO, "%s shutdown", Name );
			_initialized = false;
			return true;
		}

		const char *RenderSystem::VGetSystemName()
		{
			return Name;
		}

		void RenderSystem::Clear()
		{
			glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT );
		}

		void RenderSystem::SwapBuffers()
		{
			glfwSwapBuffers( Application->Window()->GetWindow() );
		}

		void RenderSystem::Draw()
		{

		}
	}
}

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Nanaimo Clippers defenceman Ryan Wells
Caps gain edge on Clips
Cowichan Valley defeated Nanaimo 6-1 on Wednesday night in B.C. Hockey League action in Duncan.
Nov. 24, 2011 10:00 a.m.
The Nanaimo Clippers started slowly and never quite reached top speed against the Cowichan Valley Capitals.
The Caps defeated the Clips 6-1 on Wednesday night in B.C. Hockey League action in Duncan.
The first star of the game was Jordan Levesque, a Capitals affiliate player from Nanaimo who is an alternate captain on the North Island Silvertips. Levesque had a goal and an assist.
Cowichan scored twice in a first period in which they outshot the Clippers 15-6. The Caps tallied two more in the second and two more in the third before Ryan Wells finally got the visitors on the scoreboard with two minutes left in the game.
It was the first B.C. Hockey League goal for Wells, who only recently got into the lineup off the injured list.
Shots in Wednesday's game ended up 36-33 for Cowichan, with Billy Faust suffering the loss.
GAME ON … The Clippers play the Alberni Valley Bulldogs tonight (Nov. 26) at 7 p.m. at Port Alberni's Weyerhaeuser Arena … In other Clippers news, the franchise announced it is bidding to host the Canadian Junior A Hockey League's Western Canada Championship in 2013. The tournament replaces the Doyle Cup and will involve the championship teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as a host team. The winner of the tourney advances to the Royal Bank Cup.
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Q: Convergence of ${f_n}$ of measurable function For a sequence {$ {f_n} $} of measurable function in a set $ A $ of finite measures, show that
$\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \int_A \frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}dm=0$ iff {$f_n$}  converges to zero in measure.
I have a solution with me but I didn't get that proof
It says,
Let $\epsilon>0$ $A_n$={$x\in X: |f_n|>\epsilon $}
then
$\frac{\epsilon}{1+\epsilon}m(A_n)\leq \int_A \frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}dm \leq m(A_n)+\frac{\epsilon}{1+\epsilon}m(A - A_n) $
Form this they says we can yield the desired result
By assuming  $\int_A \frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}dm=0 $  it is easy to obtain that  $m(A_n)=0$
but I didn't get the converse can any one help me? please

A: If $f_n$ converges to $0$ in measure, then for all $\epsilon>0, \delta>0$, let $B_n=\{|f_n|>\delta\}$, then $m(B_n)<\epsilon$ for large $n$.
Note $\frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}\le |f_n|$ and $\frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}\le 1$
Hence for large enough $n$, we have
$\int_ A\frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}=\int_ {B_n^c}\frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}+\int_ {B_n}\frac{|f_n|}{1+|f_n|}\le\int_ {B_n^c} |f_n|+\int_ {B_n} 1\le \delta m(B_n^c)+m(B_n)\le \delta m(A)+\epsilon$
Since $\delta, \epsilon$ are arbitrary, we get the result.

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