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British Tabloids Amplified Terrorist Propaganda Following Christchurch Attack, Analysis Finds by Charlotte England
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British Tabloids Amplified Terrorist Propaganda Following Christchurch Attack, Analysis Finds
by Charlotte England
@charlottengland
The Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Sun amplified terrorist propaganda in the aftermath of the Christchurch attack, according to a new analysis shared exclusively with Novara Media. ,
On 15 March, a white supremacist gunman killed 50 people at two Christchurch mosques in the largest mass shooting in New Zealand's modern history.
The shooter tried to publicise the attack by live-streaming it on Facebook, in a video that initially reached 4,000 people before the social media site took it down. Parts of the footage were then republished by the three UK-based newspaper websites, named in a new report by campaign group Hacked Off.
In comparison to the few thousand people who viewed the terrorist's original upload, Hacked Off estimates over 1 million people may have viewed footage on the newspaper websites. The Mail also published the killer's white supremacist "manifesto" as a PDF available to download from its website.
The analysis comes as media organisations in New Zealand agree to limit their reporting of the trial of Brenton Tarrant, the 28-year-old white supremacist accused of the shootings, in an unprecedented effort to reduce the spread of his fascist beliefs.
Although none of the three media sites that shared the video provided precise data on the number of views their clip received, the Hacked Off analysis used a timeline of events, combined with web traffic reports, to estimate the extent to which the Mail, Sun and Mirror are likely to have increased the reach of the footage.
According to Newsworks, the marketing body for national newspapers, the Daily Mail's web reach is more than 5 million on an average day. The Sun website is viewed by a similar number of people and the Daily Mirror reaches about half that.
These figures translate to a reach of up to 3000 visitors per minute.
While Hacked Off says editors declined to clarify exactly when the videos were uploaded and taken down again, their presence on the websites was first reported at around 9am and none of the sites are believed to have apologised until the afternoon. Based on the three hours between 9am and 12pm being a typically high traffic period for new sites, Hacked Off estimates the clips may have reached more than a million people.
In a detailed timeline, the group lists the first terrorist attack as taking place at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque at 12.40am on 15 March 2019, with the second starting just 15 minutes later at the Linwood Islamic Centre.
The terrorist gunman live-streamed the attacks on Facebook as they happened, initially to just 200 people, although 4000 later viewed the video before Facebook took it down.
New Zealand Police first stated they were aware of the video at 3.49am and request that it not be shared or republished.
At 8.35am Buzzfeed media and politics correspondent Mark Di Stefano tweeted that the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail websites were hosting edited versions of the video, and at 9.13am he said the Sun's website had also published a GIF of the attack.
Less than an hour later, Di Stefano reported the Mail was also hosting a copy of the terrorist's manifesto, which it made available to download.
In the afternoon, several hours after his site published the video, the Mirror's editor, Lloyd Embley, tweeted an apology, stating the clip had been removed.
For a brief period this morning the Mirror website ran some edited footage filmed by the gunman in Christchurch. We should not have carried this. It is not in line with our policy relating to terrorist propaganda videos
— Lloyd Embley (@Mirror_Editor) March 15, 2019
At 3.36pm, Di Stefano reported the Mail had also removed the manifesto.
Much reporting of the terrorist gunman's attempt to disseminate white supremacist propaganda has focused on the role of social media sites, with 1.5 million people attempting to upload the video to Facebook in the hours after the original footage was pulled. Facebook blocked 1.2 million copies from being uploaded, but 300,000 were initially posted before moderators removed them.
But Hacked Off criticises the fact that in comparison to an arguably slow or inadequate response from social media sites, some newspaper websites actually made a decision to publish the material, which they knew was designed by the attacker to spread his views and incite racial hatred. They also did so after New Zealand police requested nobody share the footage.
Hacked Off policy manager Nathan Sparkes, who conducted the analysis, told Novara Media the findings pointed to the need for proper media regulation – the absence of which he said is endangering safety and security.
He cited the head of UK counter terrorism policing, Neil Basu, who said in a statement the actions of media organisations who published terrorist propaganda were harmful to "our society and security".
Sparkes added:
"Instead of joining an independent regulator, The Mail, Mirror and The Sun are members of the self-serving industry complaints-handler IPSO, which has failed to take any public action at all over those titles' reckless republication of footage from the attack."
He said it should be noted that the publications chose to publish the footage "despite a clear request from the New Zealand police authorities for the footage not to be shared". And in particular Sparkes condemned "The Mail's decision to upload and make publicly available the killer's manifesto" which he said "is particularly dangerous, and exposed thousands — possibly millions — of people to terrorist propaganda."
Hacked Off is currently investigating whether, and to what extent, elements of the media play a role in laying the ideological groundwork for white supremacist violence, in addition to pushing to ensure the British media is independently regulated. The group dismisses IPSO, the industry complaints-handler, for not meeting the criteria of the Press Recognition Panel — an organisation set up following the Leveson inquiry — to ensure "independence and effectiveness that preserves and enhances free speech" in the British media.
IPSO is accused of being subject to industry interference and vulnerable to political interference. Representatives of the Mail, the Sun and the Mirror's publishers occupy four key positions across the bodies which control it. The organisation currently has no clause to prohibit the republishing of terrorist propaganda.
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At the end of April, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced she would lead a global effort to combat violent extremism and terrorism on social media. Ardern said she was in discussions with tech companies such as Facebook about tightening and modifying their platforms.
Efforts to curtail the spread of fascist propaganda are particularly important while Tarrant is on trial for the attacks, charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 of attempted murder.
Ahead of the Australian's next court appearance on 14 June, five of New Zealand's largest media organisations have signed an agreement to try and minimise the spread of his beliefs.
According to the Guardian, the agreement cites a concern that Tarrant could use the trial "as a platform to amplify white supremacist and/or terrorist views or ideology".
The organisations have pledged to only assign senior journalists to cover the trial, to limit their coverage of statements that "actively champion" white supremacist or terrorist ideals, not to quote from Tarrant's manifesto, and not to broadcast or publish "imagery, symbols or signals" that reference white supremacist ideology.
When asked for comment, the Sun defended its coverage of terrorism, pointing out that it described the shooting as a terror attack when other newspapers failed to do so. A spokesman flagged a letter written to the Guardian in response to criticism from the paper. He added:
"We recognise that in the aftermath of horrific events such as these there will be sensitivities around reporting, and we take those responsibilities seriously. We have thought long and hard about how much of the easily available material currently on social media we should host on our site in order to shed light on this barbarous attack and the twisted 'motive' behind it. We have not published any video which depicts any act of actual violence, nor have we published or linked to the hate-filled manifesto."
The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror were also asked to comment on Hacked Off's analysis, but at the time of publishing none had responded.
Update 06/05 –
A MailOnline spokesperson said:
"As with all incidents of terror, news organisations have to strike the right balance between showing the public what has happened – and why – and playing into the terrorists' hands.
"In common with many other news organisations around the world, MailOnline carried for a time a very short excerpt from beginning of the Christchurch mosque gunman's video that showed no violence or victims. On further reflection, we decided to remove it.
"A link was briefly carried to the gunman's 'manifesto'. This was an error and swiftly corrected."
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Counselling and Advice
Counselling and advice are all those services that provide advice, support and education to individuals and groups that provide them with strategies to deal with relationships, conflict and facilitate communication. In the Nepean Blue Mountains Region there are a number of services that help address a number of issues, raise awareness, make informed decision and faciltiate positive changes by working alongside individuals and families to meet their needs. The focus of information and advice is provided both over the phone or face-to-face to consumers in the mental health sector in the region, focusing on:
General Counselling
Family counselling (or family support services)
Financial counselling, information, advice, education and referral services
Mental Health Advocacy Service
Legal information and advice
Anglicare Counselling
Anglicare Counselling is a professional counselling service that provides counselling to individuals and groups in an attempt to address a number of issues such as:
Communication difficulties
Family crisis
Relationship conflict
Relationship enhancement
Difficulties arising from family violence, sexual issues, depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns
Child and adolescent behavioural and emotional issues
Separation, post-separation and divorce issues
Life transitions.
Anglicare offers counselling in Katoomba, Penrith and Springwood. However these services need to be accessed through the Penrith office.
114 High St, Penrith NSW 2750
All individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents
No eligibility criteria
penrith@anglicare.org.au
Fees are charged for counselling using a sliding scale based on a person's income. No one will be denied counselling because of an inability to pay the fee.
Mon, Tues, Thurs 9:00am-3:00pm
Blue Mountains, Penrith
Self-referral or referral through non-government organisations (NGOs).
Australian Resource Centre for PTSD
The Australian Resource Centre for PTSD provides:
Free Unlimited PTSD Consultations for Resources
PTSD trained counsellor available for singles, couples or families
PTSD & Trauma Educational Workshops
Supports groups for PTSD, carers of someone with PTSD, youth with PTSD ages 10-16 years, survivors of domestic violence, those left behind after the loss of a loved one after a suicide, parents who have lost a child (stillborn, miscarriage, S.I.D.S)
Anyone who has experienced a traumatic event resulting in PTSD or their support network.
arc4ptsd@gmail.com
Blue Mountains Counselling for Men
Blue Mountains Counselling For Men provides non judgemental, supportive, effective, confidential and family-friendly services working with men such as:
Individual counselling and psychotherapy
Child and adolescent counselling
Marital and couples counselling
Family counselling
Men's self-development courses
Specialist clinical supervision and
Clinical training for counsellors and agencies
94 Waratah Street, Katoomba NSW 2780
bmcfm@bigpond.net.au
Blue Mountains Women's Health Centre
The Blue Mountains Women's Health and Resource Centre provides extensive group programs, health services and outreach so that women can explore emotional and health issues in a safe and supportive environment. There is a community library, public computer as well as information and referral services. Counsellors provide a range of services to provide emotional support for women in relation to their health needs as well as a range of health and social services including:
Free women's health clinics
Information and
Childcare is available for some services.
124 Lurline St, Katoomba NSW 2780
Doctor service bulk billed, fees decided on sliding scale depending on clients needs.
Mon - Fri 9.00am - 4:30pm (closed for lunch 12:30-1:30 each day)
Self-referral
Bridging the Gap supports children, youth and their families.
They support children and families experiencing:
School suspension
Problems at School
Family relationship concerns
Parenting challenges
They do this through:
Specialist Play Therapy, children 3–16 years
Free Adolescent & Family Counselling, young people 12–18 years and their family members
Adult Counselling
Women & Men – Resilience Building Group programs
Free Financial Counselling
51 Phillip Street, St Marys NSW 2760
Children, Youth, Families and all Adults.
Various. There are a few restrictions, however they are happy to advise you at your initial enquiry.
Free & some fee for Service.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9.00am – 7.30pm
No referral required.
Centrelink Financial Information Service
The Centrelink Financial Information Service is a free, confidential service that provides education and information on financial issues to all Australians. The Financial Information Service helps individuals make informed decisions about investment and financial issues for current and future needs.
They can help with:
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Understand financial affairs
Understand financial options
Be discerning when choosing experts
Know how to use expert information
Use credit in a sensible way
Increase savings and plan for the future
Plan effectively for retirement
Understand the financial implications when considering moving into residential care
Explain the levels of risk of each financial product type
Explain the roles of financial industry professionals
Explain the advantages of reducing personal debt
Explain how to maximise overall retirement income
Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow, Penrith
An individual can get information they require at financial information seminars, at personal appointments (i.e. for more complex issues) or over the phone on 13 23 00. One must say Financial Information Service when prompted on the phone.
Child and Family Counselling Services - Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Child and Family Counselling Services have qualified and experienced psychologists and social workers who use a range of approaches that respect differences in individuals and families. They can help you make the changes that you would like to make in a confidential and supportive environment. Issues can include the following:
Child behavioural and emotional concerns
Domestic and family violence
Family and other relationships (not couples counselling)
Pre & postnatal depression, anxiety, adjustment
Group programs are available throughout the year such as Positive Parenting Program, Tuning Into Kids, Cool Kids, Enjoying Your Toddler, Reparative Parenting.
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm, except Public Holidays.
Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Penrith
Call the number below between 9:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday to access Child and Family Counselling. No referral necessary.
Child, Youth & Family Support Services - Hawkesbury Community Outreach Services Inc.
The Child, Youth & Family Support Services offers support to individuals and/or families in the community who are experiencing difficulties. They offer a range of programs and groups that fall into the following categories:
Promoting resilience
Healthy Relationship groups
Aboriginal drop-in & information
They can also assist you to find information about and assistance with other services such as Centrelink, NSW Housing, debtors, counsellors, domestic violence and health services.
Kurrajong Community Centre, 30 McMahons Park Rd, Kurrajong NSW 2758
Anyone residing in the Hawkesbury area. Families with dependent children 0-11 years old, supported by Child & Family Support Services. Individuals and/or families with dependent children 12-18 years old, supported by the Youth & Family Support Services.
fs@hcos.net.au
Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm (hours may vary).
PO Box 220, Kurrajong NSW 2758
Referral by self, school or another service.
Counselling and Therapy Centre - St John of God Health Care
The Counselling and Therapy Centre at St John of God (Richmond) provides a range of programs for people experiencing depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders/trauma, phobias, panic attacks, anger management, relationship difficulties, self-esteem and drug and alcohol issues. It also provides a 12 week program for people dealing with drug or alcohol dependency.
177 Grose Vale Rd, North Richmond NSW 2754
From 18 years.
Locked Bag 2, Richmond NSW 2753
A written referral from your GP is required for inclusion into the programs.
Credit and Debt Hotline - Financial Rights Legal Centre
The Credit and Debt Hotline is a telephone hotline that provides free legal advice and financial counselling to NSW consumers. A team of solicitors and financial counsellors provide financial counselling information, advice and referral service over the phone on credit, debt and banking issues. When an individual calls, they will usually only give you legal and financial advice on what YOU can do to resolve your credit, debt or banking situation.
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PO Box 538, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre
Provision of free legal advice on most issues to disadvantaged groups and the general public.
4 Station St, Katoomba NSW 2780
Mon -Thurs 9:00am - 12:30pm; Fri 9:30 -12:30pm
Family and Carer Mental Health Program - Parramatta Mission
The Family and Carer Mental Health Program offers individual support, education and training and support group services to families and carers of people living with mental illness. The program aims to improve carer well-being, resilience, coping skills and relationships.
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Community based education and training programs to families and carers of those with a mental illness.
Planning and Infrastructure support for Mental Health Carer Support Groups - for carers to share their experience with other carers of people with mental illness.
Level 1, 606 High St, Penrith NSW 2750
Family and carers of people living with a mental illness.
fcmhinfo@parramattamission.org.au
Self-referral and Service provider.
Family Mental Health Support Service (FMHSS)
Family Mental Health Support Service (FMHSS) provides free, flexible support that is responsive to children, young people and families affected by, or at risk of, mental health issues, through access to a range of early intervention and education services. These services support parents to reduce stress and enable young people to reach their potential.
FMHSS offers the following services listed below:
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Short-term (up to 6 sessions) immediate assistance for families including assessment of needs, information or referrals, and limited support.
Community outreach, mental health education and community development activities including organisation of and participation in community events; and, general group work in the community.
Break Thru Nepean Hub, Suite 1, 31-33 Lawson St, Penrith NSW 2750
Will accept referrals of children and young people from any source, including self-referrals.
Family Planning NSW
Family Planning NSW provides clinical services, health promotion and education and training to the public and works to ensure everybody has access to quality reproductive and sexual health.
They work with issues like contraception, pregnancy options, sexually transmissible Infections (STIs), sexuality and sexual function, menstruation, menopause, common gynaecological and vaginal problems, cervical screening, breast awareness and men's sexual health.
13 Reserve St, Penrith NSW 2750
Mon, Wed, Fri - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue - 8:30am - 6:00pm
Thu - 8:30am - 7:00pm
Family Referral Service (Lithgow) - The Benevolent Society of NSW
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Domestic Violence and child protection supports
Drug and alcohol treatment programs
Post separation services
Male inclusion
Educational needs
Parenting education/parenting programs
Supported playgroups
Youth support services
Disability needs and NDIS services
Indigenous and multicultural support programs
c/- Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre (LINC), 1 Padley Street, Lithgow NSW 2790
Families with children under the age of 18 years of age who are not currently being serviced on an open plan with FACS.
familyreferral@benevolent.org.au
Mon-Fri, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Anyone can refer to FRS, including services, individuals and concerned family members (with appropriate consent). Lithgow accepts walk ins, can arrange office appointments or meetings at other neutral agencies and conducts home visits where needed. Email referrals can be sent to the central INTAKE team, or call for local office contact details. There is no need to fill in any forms or referral papers.
Family Referral Service (Western Sydney)
The Family Referral Service is a service for children, young people and families to support them to get back on track. The Family Referral Service helps people access local support services that include:
Youth support services and
frsws@ransw.org.au
Can work via phone, visit office, home visits or community meeting spaces.
Gateway Family Services
A family support service that supports families across the Blue Mountains and Penrith local government areas. The family workers are trained and qualified to work alongside families on a broad range of issues concerning parenting and family life providing visits at home or another location that suits the family's needs. Family workers can:
Provide information about community or government resources that may assist families
Advocate for families with government and other services
Help parents to find out about services or resources that will help their family
Make referrals to those services if needed
74 Old Bathurst Rd, Blaxland NSW 2774
Tues, Fri 9:30am-4:00pm (closed between 12:30pm and 1:30pm); Thurs mornings 9:30am - 12:30pm
Call the number below to make a referral or appointment.
Gidget House - Gidget Foundation Australia
Gidget House provides free psychological services for expectant and new parents.
Their perinatal mental health specialists provide psychological support for people who have a diagnosis of, or who are at risk of developing, perinatal anxiety and/or depression and who are pregnant or have a baby up to 12 months of age. Support is also provided to people who have experienced a stillbirth, miscarriage or termination within the last 12 months. Partners are able to access these specialised services as well.
Specialists provide up to 10 sessions free of charge in person or via video call service for clients located more than 20kms from a Gidget House.
Those who have a diagnosis of, or who are at risk of developing, perinatal anxiety and/or depression and who are pregnant or have a baby up to 12 months of age. Partners are eligible for services as well.
contact@gidgethouse.com.au
Hawkesbury District Health Service (HDHS) Counselling
Hawkesbury District Health Service provides a free counselling services for all ages including specialist services for:
Drug and alcohol counselling
Child and adolescent health counselling
Aged care counsellers
Carers of the chronically unwell
People experiencing violence, abuse and neglect
A free interpreter service can also be provided to assist HDHS clients with medical care and counselling services.
2 Day St, Windsor NSW 2756
Eligible clients must have a Medicare card and live, work or study within the Hawkesbury LGA
Hawkesbury Family Support Service
Hawkesbury Family Support Service provides home visits or centre-based sessions. These services provide information and referral, counselling and support to families as well as a Parent Connect group for isolated parents caring for children aged 0 – 8 years needing some time with other parents to learn new skills and have fun together.
20 West Market St, Richmond NSW 2753
Families with children aged 0 -18 years under stress or in crisis with dependent children.
familysupport@rcsi.ngo.org.au
Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs from 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Healthcare Complaints Commission
The Healthcare Complaints Commission is a service that aims to resolve, investigate and prosecute complaints about healthcare to protect the health and safety of the public. The service assesses complaints and decides whether the commission can resolve the complaint within 60 days of making the complaint. After the assessment, there may be a period of investigation where the investigator decides whether they can solve, resolve or provide no further action to the complaint.
Level 13, 323 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
Anyone who has a complaint about healthcare.
No criteria
Online complaint, telephone inquiry or written complaint.
LawAccess NSW
LawAccess NSW is a free government telephone service that provides legal information, referrals and in some cases, advice for people who have a legal problem in NSW. They are a starting point to help people with their legal problems. They can:
Give legal information over the telephone.
Send information (e.g. fact sheets, forms and publications).
Arrange for a lawyer to give legal advice over the telephone.
Refer to other services (e.g. face to face legal advice or a specialist legal service).
People who have a legal problem in NSW.
Legal Aid NSW - Penrith
Provision of free legal information, referral and advice service dealing in criminal, family and civil law. The Penrith office assists people in criminal law; mediation and custody cases in family law; and bank issues, housing, tenancy, bankruptcy and Centrelink issues in civil law. Basically, legal aid works as a law firm that deals with people face-to-face to represent those who are not represented in local courts. There is also a criminal officer at Katoomba as well as an early intervention team that do outreach in Lithgow.
Ground Floor, 95 Henry St, Penrith NSW 2750
Low income earners or people on benefits; advice is provided to all.
Must provide Centrelink statements and 3 months of financial information.
Free advice, but there is a $70 contribution fee if granted legal aid for substantial issues.
Court System, community law centres, private lawyers and referral from other legal bodies in the community.
LikeMind
LikeMind is an adult mental health service which aims to provide support for adults (18 years +) with mental health concerns, as well as their families and carers.
LikeMind aims to establish partnerships across sectors and brings together existing community services to one accessible and engaging community space to develop an integrated service hub of co-located help and support. Your journey will begin with a trained healthcare professional, working with you to understand your specific needs, listening to your goals, and helping you develop a Coordinated Care Plan to achieve them. They will then connect you with the services you need, including:
Drug and Alcohol services
Employment and Training support
Access to Psychologists, Social Workers and more
109 Henry St, Penrith NSW 2750
Adults with mental health concerns, their families and carers.
likemindpenrith@parramattamission.org.au
You can call the number below, get a referral from a GP or Healthcare Professional or visit them in person.
LINC Adolescent and Family Counselling Service - Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre
Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre (LINC) provides a free counselling service to adolescents aged 11-17 and/or parents and families who are experiencing difficulties. It helps young people deal with issues related to bulllying, relationships, conflict, anger, self-esteem, goal setting as well as things that may be happening in schools. Their services include:
Child abuse prevention service
Counselling and therapy services
Gambling counselling and much more
1 Padley St, Lithgow NSW 2790
Adolescents aged 11-17 and/or parents and families who are experiencing difficulties.
Macquarie Cottage Counselling Services Inc
Macquarie Cottage Counselling Services provides a variety of counselling interventions including: individual counselling, relationship counselling, family counselling and other combinations of counselling that assist the client to bring about supported change in their lives.
They have experience working with the following issues:
Childhood Sexual Assault
Adolescent Development and Support
Relationship Injury
The impact of Life Changing Events
313 Macquarie Road, Springwood NSW 2777
Call the number below and a counsellor will return your call and assist in linking you into the available counselling supports.
Mental Health Advocacy Service is a telephone advice line that provides free legal advice on mental health law. A part time social worker is a part of the team to undertake assessments of people applying for legal aid in relation to community treatment orders and financial treatment orders as well as to conduct means tests and merit tests for people with mental illnesses. It provides a number of services to:
Provide advice for people with a mental illness, their carers or family members
Refer people with mental illnesses to the appropriate services in the community
Represent mental health consumers in inpatient setting
Represent involuntary patients when in front of a community order tribunal
Link mental illness, their carers or family members to the appropriate services in the community
Level 4, 74-76 Burwood Rd, Burwood NSW 2134
Inpatient mental health consumers and people in the community with mental illness, their carers and family
Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP)
The Mental Health Nurse service is for people experiencing severe mental health disorders affect multiple areas of their lives. Your GP will need to do an assessment to determine whether the Mental Health Nurse service will suit your needs. The service can be provided in a range of settings, like clinics, your home, or in public settings (e.g. Supermarket) and will be provided at no cost to you.
The Mental Health Nurse will work as part of your primary care mental health team (GP and/or psychiatrist) to support you to stay well in the community. The care will be according to the goals and activities identified in the Mental Health Treatment Plan. To enable the provision of care, the nurse will:
establish a therapeutic relationship with you
liaise closely with your family and carers as appropriate
regularly review your mental state and inform your GP or your Psychiatrist
assist in monitoring compliance with your medication,
develop care plans and review as appropriate
provide information on physical health care,
maintain links and undertake case conference with GPs, psychiatrists and allied health workers such as psychologists
coordinate services for you in relation to GPs, psychiatrists, allied health and other health professionals
contribute to your planning and care management
liaise with mental health personal helpers and mentors, through establishing links with the Mental Health Personal Helpers and Mentors Program (PHaMs) and/or Partners in Recovery (PIR) Support workers where appropriate.
People with severe mental health disorders affecting multiple areas of their lives.
Talk to your GP and/or psychiatrist who will determine if you are eligible for services under this program.
Mission Australia Centre
The Mission Australia Centre in Kingswood brings together services supporting Western Sydney families in need, including those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
Mission Australia Kingswood offers the following services:
Fairfax House, a family homelessness service
Mission Australia Family Day Care - Western Sydney
Families NSW Programs including Young Parents programs and schools based hubs
Paint the Town REaD, a community literacy strategy
46 Bringelly Road, Kingswood, NSW 2747
Families in need.
Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm
Mountains Youth Services Team (MYST) Adolescent Counselling
Provides counselling for young people who are experiencing difficulties in their life and for young people and their parents who are having conflict or other relational issues at home. Counselling is aimed at:
Preventing crises
Reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression
Cultivating positive behavioural change and
Improving the quality of life
59 Springwood Avenue, Springwood NSW 2777
Adolescents between 12-18 years experiencing difficulties in life.
info@myst.com.au
Referral required.
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW (MDAA)
MDAA provides a range of advocacy services and projects to all people in NSW who have a disability and their families and carers. The organisation:
Provides community information days, training and information sessions
Educates and raises awareness about disabilities
Assists people to stand up for their rights
Assists disability services across NSW
Works towards positive change in policies, procedures, practices and service delivery in government and non-government agencies.
Supports people to attain the life they want through their own individual planning
Creates opportunities for real inclusion and active participation of young people with disability in the community
10-12 Hutchinson Street, Granville NSW 2142
All people in NSW who have a disability and their families and carers, with a particular focus on those from CALD and non-English Speaking background (NESB) people with disability. Disability service providers in NSW.
mdaa@mdaa.org.au
PO Box 884, Granville NSW 2142
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
NSW CID works with and for all people with intellectual disability to:
Speak up about their rights
Progress their rights
Make life better
NSW CID works in 3 main ways:
Systemic Advocacy
An Information Service
NSW CID also offers some services for a fee - like making Easy Read information.
Level 2, 418A Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
People with intellectual disability, their carers and family.
info@nswcid.org.au
Official Visitors Program
Official Visitors are appointed advocates who visit people in mental health inpatient facilities and are available to assist consumers on community treatment orders. Official Visitors are independent from the health system and come from the community from a range of cultural, professional and personal backgrounds. They aim to safeguard standards of treatment and care, and advocate for the rights and dignity of people being treated under the NSW Mental Health Act 2007. Official visitors make regular visits to all inpatient psychiatric facilities across NSW. They:
Talk to patients.
Inspect records and registers.
Report on the standard of facilities and services.
Liaise with staff about any issues or concerns.
Report any problems to the Principal Official Visitor and/or the Minister for Health.
Mental health consumers in inpatient centres.
Locked Bag 5016, Gladesville NSW 1675
Palliative Care NSW
Palliative Care New South Wales is the peak body in NSW representing palliative care providers and those with an interest in palliative care. Palliative Care New South Wales is a member of the national peak body Palliative Care Australia.
5/414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Palliative care providers and those with an interest in palliative care.
info@palliativecarensw.org.au
PO Box 487, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Penrith Family Relationship Centre
Offers a range of services and programs to support families at all stages of their life - including people starting relationships, those wanting to make their relationships stronger, people with relationship difficulties and those affected when families separate. Family Relationship Centres encourage separating parents to remain focused on the needs of their children.
The Penrith Family Relationship Centre offers information and advice on:
building and strengthening relationships
early intervention and prevention services
child-friendly services for families in conflict
family dispute resolution services
re-partnering and step family arrangements
information and referral to other services.
Level 2, 606 High Street, Penrith NSW 2750
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
penrithfrc@ransw.org.au
Penrith Family Support Service - CatholicCare Social Services
The Penrith Family Support Service provides specialised counselling and intensive family support to residents of the Penrith Local Government Area. The service is child protection focussed and child focussed with the goal of empowering families to make positive changes to reduce the risk of harm.
St Nicholas of Myra Parish Centre, 326 High St, Penrith NSW 2751
Adults, families and children with mental health issues.
Each case will be assessed prior to input into the service. There is a 4-6 week response time.
penrith@ccss.org.au
Self-referral through a referral form that is assessed by intake workers. Any agency or organisation can refer into the service.
Penrith Women's Health Centre
The Penrith Women's Health Centre provides health services that address all aspects of women's lives. In an attempt to enhance a woman's existing strengths and skills, the Women's Health Centre provides:
Refugee and migrant programs
Domestic violence programs
Access to health practitioners
Cnr Station and Henry St, Penrith NSW 2750
All women in the Penrith LGA.
Mon-Fri 9.30am to 4.00pm
pwhcentre@pwhc.org.au
Psychological Therapy Services (PTS) Children's Program - Nepean Blue Mountains PHN
PTS offers a subsidised program to assist low income families in providing psychological services for children experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties. The services provided include a short-term, evidence based assessment and treatment, provided by a Mental Health Professional experienced in working with children and their families. The service provides children and their parents with up to 12 sessions per calendar year, including up to 3 sessions for a detailed assessment. Mental Health Professionals working with children and their families in this program include psychologists, clinical psychologists, social workers, and mental health nurses.
Children under the age of 12 years
Children up to the age of 12 years who meet the following eligibility criteria: are from a low income family (family has a health care card), are experiencing behavioural or emotional difficulties and are likely to benefit from short term intervention, have not been referred to psychological services under Medicare in the current calendar year and attend a GP within the region of the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN (this area includes the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith Local Government Areas).
In some areas, you may be charged up to $10 towards the cost of each session.
Referrals to PTS can be made by your General Practitioner, Paediatrician or Psychiatrist. Referrals are made over the telephone to the PTS Intake line on 1800 223 365.
Psychological Therapy Services (PTS) Perinatal Program - Nepean Blue Mountains PHN
PTS offers a subsidised program to assist women experiencing perinatal depression and related disorders to access psychological services. The care provided includes short-term evidence based assessment and treatment, provided by a Mental Health Professional experienced in working with women with perinatal depression and related disorders. The service provides women with up to 12 sessions per calendar year. Mental Health Professionals working in this program include psychologists, clinical psychologists, social workers and mental health nurses.
Women with perinatal depression and related disorders.
To be eligible for an PTS referral, the person must be a woman who: is pregnant, or has a child up to 12 months of age, is experiencing perinatal depression or a related disorder, in which you are likely to benefit from short-term intervention, has not been referred to psychological services under Medicare in the current calendar year, attends a GP within the region of the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN (this area includes the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith Local Government Areas).
Referrals to PTS can be made by your General Practitioner or Psychiatrist. Referrals are made over the telephone to the PTS Intake line on 1800 223 365.
Queen of Hearts Community Foundation
The Queen of Hearts Community Foundation supports and protects survivors, inclusive of men, women and children of child sexual abuse, Domestic Violence and Victims of Crime. The Foundation provides the following services:
Counselling and Case Management
Information Workshops
Referral and Information
School Education shows
Child Protection workshops
Men and Women's Networking events (monthly)
Suite 4, 129-133 Henry Street, Penrith NSW 2750
Survivors of child sexual abuse, Domestic Violence and Victims of Crime.
Mon-Fri 9:00am-1:00pm and 1:30pm-5:30pm (8:00pm on Thursdays)
Sat 9:00am-1:00pm (by appointment only)
PO Box 4290, Penrith Plaza, Penrith NSW 2750
Call reception to make an appointment.
Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP)
The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) is a major project of the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH). RAMHP has 14 Coordinators based across regional, rural and remote NSW who inform, educate and connect individuals, communities and workplaces with appropriate services and programs. They link people to local mental health services and resources, educate workplaces and communities about mental health and wellbeing and respond in times of natural disasters and severe adversity.
Lithgow Community Mental Health Service
Lithgow Hospital
Great Western Highway/Col Drew Drive, Lithgow NSW 2790
People living in rural areas of NSW who are experiencing a mental health issue.
ramhp@newcastle.edu.au
Salvation Army Moneycare
A service that provides a free and confidential financial counselling service for people facing financial difficulties or wanting to avoid financial difficulties. There are two streams of workers:
Financial Counsellors
Financial capability workers focus on helping people prepare and maintain budgets
306 High Street, Penrith NSW 2750
All population
No eligibility criteria.
Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Penrith
Self-referral and through other local community agencies.
Springwood Drop-In Centre
The Springwood Drop-In Centre provides individual, children's and family counselling as well as financial and problem gambling counselling free of charge.
Financial counsellors provide information, options, support and advocacy to people experiencing financial difficulties and assist them to take control of their financial situation. All counselling staff hold professional qualifications, uphold privacy and confidentiality, do not judge and do not dictate what clients should do.
They also have meeting space available for community groups to use in the evening and office space during the day. There are opportunities for volunteering to work on reception and community projects.
Shop 3, 163 Macquarie Rd, Springwood NSW 2777
springwood@ccss.org.au
Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Start Talking Program - Gidget Foundation Australia
The Start Talking program provides free telehealth psychological counselling services for expectant and new parents nationwide.
Their specialised psychologists provide services for people who have a diagnosis of, or who are at risk of developing a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder and are pregnant or have a baby up to 12 months of age. Partners can also access these specialised services. Psychologists provide up to 7 sessions free of charge via a video call service.
Those at risk of developing a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder and are pregnant or have a baby up to 12 months of age. Partners are also eligible.
starttalking@gidgetfoundation.org.au
Call the number below to make an appointment.
St John of God Richmond Anxiety Program
St John of God Richmond provides a range of evidence-based treatments to help you identify why you feel anxious and equip you with the necessary skills and strategies to deal with anxiety and situations that trigger it. Both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs are available.
All people with anxiety.
Paid mostly through a health fund because it's a private hospital.
St John of God Richmond Depression Program
St John of God Richmond provides programs that are based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which has been shown to be a highly effective treatment for depression. CBT helps to change how we think and how our thoughts affect the way we react emotionally and behaviourally. Both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs are available.
All people with depression.
Thrive Services
Thrive Services is a community organisation that supports children, families and others in the Blue Mountains and Lithgow areas. Through parenting and family programs along with practical assistance they aim to support people, communities and families to thrive by:
• adapting to the changing needs of families
• providing a welcoming and accepting environment
• offering reliable support and constructive empathy
• building a strong sense of community
Their offices are located at:
2 Station Street, Katoomba NSW 2730 - (02) 4782 1555
261 Main Street, Lithgow 2790 - (02) 6351 4055
Children and Families in the Blue Mountains and Lithgow areas.
Mon-Thurs 10:00am-4:00pm
Blue Mountains, Lithgow
Uniting Counselling and Mediation
Uniting Counselling and Mediation is a professional, community-based counselling, mediation and relationship education organisation. Uniting's Counsellors are professional therapists to help adults and families build healthy relationship habits, manage conflict and share positive communication. Uniting can help with:
Supporting kids through separation
Options for youth and families
Family and parenting issues
Men's matters
83 Henry St, Penrith NSW 2750
Couples, children, adolescents and all adults.
ask@uniting.org
Self-referral or referral through NGOs.
Veterans Affairs Network (VAN) - Western Sydney
Provides information for members of the veteran community.
Level 15, Deloitte Building, 60 Station Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
GeneralEnquiries@dva.gov.au
PO Box 3245, Parramatta NSW 2124
Victims Services - NSW Department of Justice
Victims Services provides support, including free counselling and financial assistance to victims of crime in NSW. They can also help victims navigate their way through the justice system from the time they become a victim until after the end of the court process.
Level 1, Justice Precinct Offices, 160 Marsden Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
Victims of crime, sexual assault, child abuse or families and friends of missing persons.
vs@justice.nsw.gov.au
Mon-Fri, 8:00am– 6:00pm
Wesley Financial Counselling Services - Wesley Mission
Wesley Financial Counselling Services provides free, independent and confidential face-to-face counselling to help people in financial distress or to manage money more effectively.
They can help:
Compile budgets and money plans
Advocate or negotiate on behalf of creditors
Provide insolvency information
Conduct counselling on bankruptcy issues.
There are also outreach services at Blaxland and Richmond in which bookings can be made through the Kingswood office.
30 Copeland St, Kingswoood NSW 2747
financialcounselling@wesleymission.org.au
PO Box A5555, Sydney South NSW 1235
Book a free appointment on 1300 927 638.
Western Sydney University Community Clinic
Western Sydney University Clinic provides free counselling sessions for adults, youth and children. This clinic is staffed by Masters-level students with direct supervision by senior clinical staff. While a referral letter is not a requirement, an introductory letter is desired.
Counsellors at the Western Sydney University Clinic receive high clinical level of supervision by a dedicated team with a wealth of experience.
Level 1, Suite 6, 95 Henry St, Penrith NSW 2750
Adults, young people and children. WSU Clinic offers counselling services to individuals only - no couples or families.
Mondays & Wednesdays from 10.00am
Call the number below to book an appointment.
Western Sydney University Psychology Clinics
The Western Sydney University Psychology Clinics offer psychological testing and treatment of children, adolescents and adults requiring assistance with:
anxiety disorders, including fears, phobias and worries
obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
depression or low mood
stress and panic attacks
behavioural problems
post-traumatic stress
The Psychology Clinic is staffed by provisionally registered psychologists currently undertaking post graduate training to become clinical psychologists. All provisionally registered psychologists are supervised by fully accredited an experienced clinical psychology supervisors.
Western Sydney University Kingswood Campus
Building O, Ground Floor, Second Avenue, Kingswood NSW 2747
Children, adolescents and adults.
psychclinic@westernsydney.edu.au
Minimal fees apply.
West Connect Domestic Violence Services
West Connect Domestic Violence Services provides services to women and children whose lives have been impacted by domestic and family violence and related issues including homelessness.
West Connect coordinates four refuges in the Nepean and Blue Mountains regions and sub-contracts one in the Hawkesbury to provide crisis accommodation to women who need immediate, safe accommodation and support due to domestic violence. They also provide individualised support for lesbian, transgender and intersex women.
PO Box 55, Penrith NSW 2750
Women with or without dependent children.
Any woman, with or without children, regardless of her ethnicity, age, sexuality or gender that identifies she is currently escaping or has ever been at risk due to domestic and family violence.
8:00am-5:00pm (after hours and weekends worker on call 24 hours)
Clients can call directly, however referrals will come from police, GPs, counsellors or women's centre where the situation is taken into consideration during assessment.
The Women's Cottage
The Women's Cottage provides specialised domestic violence counselling and support to help women and children with their everyday needs. Counsellers offer a range of services that support women find accommodation, provide food hampers and attempt to reach the needs of all women who come to the Women's Cottage for help.
22 Bosworth St, Richmond NSW 2753
Women and their children, specialises in those with domestic abuse.
Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30am-1:00pm; Tues 9:30am-4:00pm; Thurs 9:30am-7:00pm (break for lunch on Thurs).
Phone-in or drop-in support; no appointment needed. The Women's Cottage takes referrals from all over Sydney from a range of organisations focusing on domestic violence and other issues related to women and their children.
All Local Services
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling
Bushfire Support
Crisis and Emergency Services
Employment and Volunteering
Helplines/Online Help
LGBTI Services
Older Persons' Mental Health
Suicide Prevention and Support
Welfare and Financial Support

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Online Enrollment - if you wish to enroll youth and adult members, the online portion of enrollment is now available. Please follow the directions in this document: Enrollment Information If you have any problems or questions with the online enrollment please contact the Club Leaders (if you're on our club e-mail list and have received their addresses) or via our Contact Us page. The second part of enrollment will be turning in Medical forms and payment of fees at one of the two meetings below.
Tuesday 9/3 6pm @ Danville Grange - "Beginning 4-H" - this meeting is for kids and parents who are interested in joining Tassajara 4-H as new members. We will talk about what 4-H is, about our club and what we do, and answer your questions. There will be time afterward to begin registration to the club if you decide you are ready to join, so please bring checkbooks.
Tuesday 9/3 6pm @ Danville Grange - "Enrollment - Payment / Paperwork Turn-In for Returning Members" - new and returning members should turn in their medical/health forms and pay fees from 6pm - 7:30pm at the Grange.
Tuesday 9/17 7pm @ Danville Grange - "Community Meeting" (social BBQ starts at 6:30pm) - this is our first regular meeting of the year with all new and returning members. Most of the meeting will be learning about and signing up for Projects. New members just joining the club will be able to turn in medical health forms and pay fees during this meeting.


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How the Comics Code Erased LGBTQ Characters from Mainstream Comics
Fredric Wertham's attack on comics in the early 1950s is probably most remembered today for his concern about over-the-top horror and violence from the likes of EC. But there was another aspect that preoccupied Wertham just as much: the potential for comics to "stimulate children to homosexual fantasies, of the nature of which they may be unconscious." As comics historian Alan Kistler showed in a recent article on the History Channel's website, the 1954 Comics Code was carefully drawn up to ensure that openly LGBTQ characters were banished for decades.
Wertham was most troubled by the nature of Batman and Robin's relationship, but one pre-Code story in 1953's Space Adventures #7 went well beyond the oblique suggestion of the DC books and portrayed a scientist self-inducing a sex change through hormone therapy. Kistler notes that "Transformation" was almost certainly inspired by Christine Jorgensen, who became world-famous after her male-to-female transition in the early 1950s.
In "Transformation," scientist Lars Kranston undertakes a sex change almost on a whim after crashing on Mars in a spaceship. Having no way to return to Earth, and believing that the entire crew including his girlfriend Betty Stone is dead, Lars decides to inject himself with hormones as "an interesting experiment." (The reason why the ship was carrying hormones in the first place is left to the imagination.) Although the decision to transition is made quite flippantly, it does provide for a moment of introspection on male-dominated world affairs.
Although Lars' sex change is ultimately used as the setup for an ironic "twist"–Betty actually survived the crash some distance away and seems unreceptive to a same-sex relationship–the hormone treatment itself is primarily treated as an amazing scientific advancement in the same sci-fi neighborhood as cloning or space travel itself. The cover of Space Adventures #7touts "Transformation" as "the hard-hitting story of scientists' most recent revelation." Just the following year, however, the Comics Code's ban on "sex perversion" would render such a story impossible.
The pertinent Code rules that effectively banished LBGTQ characters were these:
Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at or portrayed. Violent love scenes, as well as sexual abnormalities are unacceptable.
The treatment of love-romance stories shall emphasize the value of home and the sanctity of marriage.
Sex perversion or any inference to same is strictly forbidden.
Perhaps the most dramatic Code-induced overhaul of romantic relationships in superhero comics again came in Batman. Apart from what Wertham saw as the hero's suspect relationship with his ward, Catwoman was no longer considered an appropriate love interest due to her criminality. This led to the development of Kathy Kane, AKA Batwoman. Decades later, of course, the character would be revamped as out lesbian Kate Kane.
By the early 1980s, as the AIDS crisis became evident, mainstream comic creators began to push ever so gently against the Code's strictures on gender expression and sexual orientation. In Captain America #268 from 1982, Cap reunites with his childhood friend Arnie Roth, who never married but is very close to his roommate Michael. Although it's never quite spelled out in the text, the true nature of their relationship is evident–all the more so against the backdrop of AIDS, as Arnie first tells the Captain that "something's happened to Michael" and is later shown anxiously sitting by his ailing boyfriend's hospital bed, although in this case the attacker was a purple monster rather than a deadly virus.
It would still be many years before LGBTQ comic characters were allowed more than bit roles, however. In 1989 the rules on "sexual abnormalities" and "sex perversion" were finally removed from the Code; according to Kistler, DC promptly "confirmed that Wonder Woman's home of Themyscira, also called Paradise Island, included women who were in romantic and/or sexual relationships with each other"–without going so far as to suggest that the heroine herself might have been one of them. Wonder Woman's bisexuality was finally canonized just last year in Wonder Woman Year One.
Today, six years since the Comics Code Authority finally became defunct as the last publishers abandoned it, LGBTQ characters are finally coming to the fore in mainstream superhero comics, says Kistler:
In recent years, Thor's step-brother Loki has been redefined as genderfluid (which is closer to how the Loki of mythology was), the heroic Shining Knight was reimagined as a transgender character, Batgirl has had a transgender roommate, former Batman villains Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are in a non-monogamous romantic relationship and Marvel's America Chavez is a bisexual adventurer with her own comic series.
Of course, LGBTQ characters were represented all along in other comics not bound by the Code–first undergrounds and later independent publishers. But with the gradual crumbling of the Code that finally came to a definitive end in 2011, mainstream creators too are finally free to explore diverse orientations and gender expressions in their work.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on our website May 5th 2017. We're reposting it here as part of a month long Pride celebration, examining different aspects of the present and historical state of free speech in LGBTQIA comics
Tags: comics code authority, fredric wertham, history, lgbtqia, Pride Month


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On the Radar: Baldacci is back
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Written by Jussi Adler-Olsen — The cantankerous Copenhagen detective Carl Mørck is back. Disgrace follows on from Mercy and is the second in Adler-Olsen's Department Q series which sees Mørck and his civilian assistant Assad investigating cold cases from the basement of the police HQ…
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Mercy unfolds like a police procedural but has an urgent, thrilling edge to it thanks to Adler-Olsen's great storytelling. He sets up cliff-hangers with poise, pulling you on through the chapters even though for long periods detective Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad are investigating…
Written by Jussi Adler-Olsen — This is the first of four books in the author's Department Q series to be translated from Danish into English. And, if you're into your Scandinavian crime fiction like I am, I'd be very surprised if you don't find it…


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Finding the right healer can be absolutely exhausting
You want to spend your time healing
and building your tool kit...
...not educating those who aren't doing
their
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It's not always easy finding the right healer
for you...
Especially if you're in a polyamorous relationship, and you need some new skills to negotiate with your partners about having kids...
Or toxic masculinity is rearing its vicious head in your new organizing collective, and you need some group practices that help you and your comrades name the harm, sit with its impact, and figure out what's next...
Or you're trans and transitioned fifteen years ago and are now battling anxiety at a new job where it's both about your gender identity and also not...
Or you make your money as a sex worker and need some practice setting boundaries so you can deal with your mom...
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Or you're needing to find someone who gets some of the connections between white supremacy and trauma both systemically and also inter-personally, not even because that's the core thing you want to talk about, but because that's your life, and you're having attachment issues come up with your new date and need some new tools...
Or you want to explore kink as a disabled person of color and you're trying to find someone to talk it out with who can hold the impacts of racism & ableism in your life and also be sex and kink positive...
Or...
When you have identities that are
marginalized and often pathologized, finding
the right healer can be BEYOND exhausting.
The process of searching for and sussing out a therapist or healer who has the tools you need AND does their own continual work can sometimes be enough to make people quit.
I get it.
This is the place where I'm supposed to tell you about myself.
Most therapists and healers use this page to drone on and on about all their schoolings and trainings and credentials and yadda yadda, blah blah blah.
I will get to that information in a moment.
But first I wanted to sketch for you the kind of client who tends to have the most success with my style of healing, so that you can more easily determine whether I might be a good match with what you're looking for.
Then you might want to know more about my background -- but ultimately this is a lot more about you than it is about me.
Clients who are most successful when working with me are deeply invested in their own change and transformation, willing to get uncomfortable, motivated to do the heavy lifting, and take responsibility for co-creating the best container for their healing.
They appreciate that in my practice feedback can and will go both ways, and that I believe we should all be actively invested in creating an honest and caring space.
My clients appreciate my sense of humor and my occasional potty mouth. They know that I care for and will fight for them and that I also don't possess a magic wand and the real healing is up to them.
Many of my clients have been to talk-therapists before. And while they can now recite their histories and details of trauma both backwards and forwards, they came to me because they wanted to learn some tools that would actually make a significant difference in their lives and figure out how to put those tools into practice.
Many of my clients also have had experiences with healers who weren't doing their own work around race, class, gender and ability, and they came to me because they wanted to see someone who takes responsibility for their own ongoing learning and believes it isn't the responsibility of their clients to educate them -- especially on the systemic ways our world dis-enfranchises and traumatizes marginalized people.
My clients come to me because they want someone who believes that understanding and taking action against systems of oppression on an individual, cultural, and systemic level is core to being an ethical, informed and effective healer.
I try to be the kind of healer that
I would want to see:
Body based
Anti Pathology
Collective Liberation Rooted
Some more about
my training and who I am
Because I think it matters: I'm a white settler queer with Ukrainian, English and Prussian ancestry who was raised on occupied Duwamish territory (Pacific Northwest). I identify as a disabled, chronically ill, fat, non-binary, transsexual and femme. I have a mixed class background and am a survivor. I was raised in U.C.C. churches as a small child and in the last couple of years have been practicing anti-zionist Judaism with my raised-Jewish partner.
I don't think that having a particular identity necessarily equals having a political framework about said identity, AND it also matters.
For me, all of my identities, marginalized and privileged, are places of deep ongoing engagement at both an interpersonal and systemic level. I believe this is the only way to be an ethical and integrity-filled healer and human being.
I have been in study and practice around all things embodiment, trauma, nervous systems and bodies since 2009 with a variety of organizations, schools and individuals including Denise Benson, Embodiment International, Strozzi Institute, Meredith Broome, the Milne Institute, the MacKinnon Body Therapy Center, Generative Somatics, Upledger Institute, and Turtle Tank.
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Looking back at "Dawn Of The Dead"
September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022 Pop Expresso 0 Comments 1978, Dawn Of The Dead, George A. Romero, George Romero, Horror, Movies
George A. Romero released the horror cult classic this day in 1978
Horror classic "Dawn of the Dead" (also known internationally as "Zombi") was released this day in 1978. The second one on the Zombie genre made by George A. Romero, it is distinctly different from 1968 "Night Of The Living Dead" although it's made to look like a sequence but without featuring any of the characters in the first movie and exploring a different subject and environment, a city mall. The idea for the movie first came to Romero when he was invited by friend Mark Mason in 1974 to visit the Monroeville Mall, which Mason's company managed. After showing Romero hidden parts of the mall, during which Romero noted the bliss of the consumers, Mason jokingly suggested that someone would be able to survive in the mall should an emergency ever occur. Romero got inspired by that visit and started to develop the screenplay. However, had a hard time finding an investor, the cameras only start rolling in 1977 after Dario Argento, the famed Italian Horror director heard about the project, a fan of Romero and in particular "Night Of The Living Dead", Dario agreed to secure financing in exchange for international distribution rights. The movie was released on September 1st, 1978 and was well received by the audiences. It soon earned the Cult movie status, which it keeps to this day. Unlike it's predecessor, "Dawn Of The Dead" intends to show in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society, hence the Mall. In 2004 Zack Snyder directed a remake of the movie that failed to reach the iconic status of the original. Romero's "Dawn Of The Dead" marked the beginning of a different era in the Zombie genre and influenced future movies using the same subject. In the 80's, Romero went even further into the apocalyptic consequences of a Zombie plague when he did the sequel "Day Of The Dead", it is undeniable the strong influence and impacts this trilogy had and has in today's Zombie movies and TV shows. Would there be a "Walking Dead" if "Dawn Of The Dead" had never been made?
By Ken Warren, 2018
Origin: USA – Italy
Directed by: George A. Romero
Starring: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
Check the original 1978 trailer for the movie
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10:00 am EST, December 17, 2014
J.K. Rowling reveals favorite 'Potter' quote, talks religion at Hogwarts
As she was cuddled up in bed last night (our assumption), Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling answered a few questions for fans on Twitter.
The biggest news out of her slew of tweets was that there are many students at Hogwarts that practice religions other than Christianity, a topic that's been brought up in the fan community many times over the years due to the series' occasional references to only the Christian faith.
To everyone asking whether their religion/belief/non-belief system is represented at Hogwarts: the only people I never imagined there 1/2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
are Wiccans.
Her reason for no Wiccans? Based on this follow up tweet on Wednesday, it sounds like Rowling can't imagine the two types of magic intersecting:
.@GredxForgex Me too! But it's a different concept of magic to the one laid out in the books, so I don't really see how they can co-exist.
After being asked whether or not there are Jewish students at Hogwarts, Rowling specifically named one of her original 40 characters in Harry's year:
.@benjaminroffman Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.
The following morning, Rowling added that Anthony Goldstein is not the sole Jewish person at Hogwarts:
OK, let me clarify that! Anthony isn't the first Jewish student, nor is he the only one. I just have reasons for knowing most about him!
She also voiced her support for LGBT students at Hogwarts:
@jk_rowling it's safe to assume that Hogwarts had a variety of people and I like to think it's a safe place for LGBT students
— tiny gay tati // 8 (@claraoswiin) December 16, 2014
.@claraoswiin But of course. pic.twitter.com/Galu47MT4X
And she pushed off a question about what Horcrux she would want to have because, you know, THEY'RE HORCRUXES.
.@ingridfonsecasj I would never have a Horcrux! They are evil objects created by murder!
Finally, Rowling revealed her favorite quote from the Harry Potter books:
.@LisaKTrainor 'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?'
It was an exciting evening for Harry Potter fans who have come to love Rowling's presence on Twitter. As of today, she's penned 400 tweets.
Seven minutes to midnight… time for bed. You people never run out of great questions. Sleep well/have a great day! X
Goodnight, Jo!


The last letter I received from you was posted at Strathcona on the 5th inst. The time does seem so long between your letters. I do not want you to feel worried as to writing, but it seems to me if you had a little method and just fixed an idle time for writing me. For instance on Monday, after the Sabbath's work is over, before you begin preparing for the next, could not you write and tell me about the services and how you got on and if any any [sic] comments are made. It is all so interesting to me and I never hear anything about it, and it just makes me feel afraid, that you are kept on the full run all the time. Do not try to write me a long letter, but just a few words of what you are doing once a week. How your prayer meeting is attended. You say you do not mind the cold, but the accounts of it with you sound terrible. We hear that that [sic] it has given Mrs. Fletcher her old trouble, bronchitis, she is in Winnipeg, that fearful Western climate! I am sorry circumstances settled you there, so far away. It came in cold here yesterday, after some very mild days, our January thaw, I suppose.
Jack Osborne is improving, it was a very bad kind of grip, his throat was so swollen with white spots they thought it was diphtheria. Our Annual meeting is to-morrow night. I do not know if I told you, how mad Mr. C. was when we found a deficit of over $400. Cannot understand it, although $4000 of debt was paid and 400 for Dr. F's jubilee one would think people would keep up their giving, but it appears that the falling off is in funeral collections. I am afraid there are not such congregations on the whole as there used to be and certainly no increase, in spite of the beautiful music. Such a lot of money spent on it, so many salaries. I have just been thinking that if the laymen of the church really did Christian work, such as visiting and praying with the sick and other matters such as you had to do in connection with the envelopes there would not be the necessity of paying assistants, but the ministers are left to do all the work and one man cannot accomplish it. When I am sending you Syd. Little's [?] is there any thing else. Think I had better send you tooth brush and paste. Cannot write more now, must run off to the mountain. Write your next letter to R., I'll take it as to me. Take good care of yourself and may God bless you dear boy.
[P.S.] Tom bought me 50 shares in Cataract and got my first dividend yesterday but my stock is not yet paid up.


In 2014, Goshen College had faced five years of declining enrollment and net revenue when their vice president of enrollment management left. Admissions staff turnover was high, and the team began looking for a solution to remedy the situation.
After weighing the options, the team decided to bring in Ruffalo Noel Levitz to provide guidance and direction to the new cross-divisional leadership team (made up of admissions, financial aid, IT, communications, and marketing directors), hoping for a long-term solution to build internal capacity and empower staff.
Goshen began their work with Ruffalo Noel Levitz in 2014 with RNL Recruitment Consulting to get them on the fast track to success. It was an intense year of rebuilding their foundation, eventually adding assistance with student search. The next year, the college decided it was time to invest in RNL Advanced FinAid Solutions and RNL Demand Builder in order to cultivate their inquiry pool.
Being one of the few Mennonite-affiliated colleges in the United States, Goshen found that their main competitors were actually not primarily other Mennonite-affiliated institutions, but rather colleges and universities—especially publics—within 100 miles of campus. Changing that perspective gave Goshen a new mindset for recruiting. Now, Goshen is working to grow diversity, reaching an increasing number of Latino/a students.
Improving reporting and analytics to support recruiting and marketing strategy.
A 37 percent increase in first-year applicants over three years (860 in 2014 vs. 1,176 in 2017).
A 56 percent increase in admitted first-year students over three years (482 in 2014 vs. 752 in 2017).
A 35 percent increase in the number of enrolled first-year students since 2014 (159 in 2014 vs. 215 in 2017).
Growth of the percent of overall traditional undergraduates who are Latino/a from 13 percent in 2014 to 20 percent in 2016 (with expectations for further growth this year).
A healthy 38 percent net tuition revenue increase over two years.
With optimism and high morale, the Goshen team enrolled their largest incoming class in eight years to their goals for 2017 while maintaining class profile.


Westfield, Mass. – Playing in their second tournament in the last three days, Dean College (350) posted an 11th place finish at the highly-competitive Brett Williamson Invitational Tournament hosted by Westfield State on Tuesday.
Senior Austin McCreary (Northampton, Mass.) was the Bulldogs' top finishers, wrapping up the Par 71 course in 23rd place with an 81 (+10).
Westfield State freshman Kyle Fairbanks claimed the tournament's individual crown by defeating two others in what amounted to a four-hole playoff. The final score of 295 set by team champion Westfield was their best scoring event ever.
In addition to McCreary's showing, Michael McAuliffe (Dunstable, Mass.) was right on his heels with a score of 83 (+12).
The Bulldogs final student-athletes were Nathan Tuite (Hopkinton, Mass.), who finished tied for 50th after carding a 90 (+19), Owen Madigan-Fried (Swampscott, Mass.) and Vinny Convertino (Plymouth, Mich.), meanwhile, posted scores of 96 (+25) and 97 (+26), respectively.
Dean is back in action this weekend when they take part in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championships on Saturday and Sunday.


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Alcithoe aillaudorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

Distribution

References

 Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl

External links
  Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Volutidae
Gastropods described in 1988

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The Solr Adapter for Bridgehub is an adapter that allows retrieving indexed documents from Solr to be pulled back using bridging.
The examples on this page for field or qualification mapping uses the tech products example data sets from Solr (solr start -e techproducts from the solr directory). This five minute tutorial uses an old version of Solr, but the newer versions (6 and 7) support this same command.
Solr URL URL to the Solr instance.
Username Optional username to specify for basic authentication if your Solr implementation requires it.
Password Optional password to specify for basic authentication if your Solr implementation requires it.
JsonPath is used for mapping field values. The default JsonPath root path is set to $.hits.hits. Both bracket, e.g. $['response']['docs'] , and dot notation, e.g. $.response.docs , are supported. A different JsonPath root path can be specified in the qualification mapping, please see the Queries section below for details. Changing the root path is not necessary unless you're using the Solr DSL query type and your Solr query is complicated / uses facets.
If the root path evaluates to an array (such as the default root path $.response.docs) then this as seen as matching multiple records if the array size is greater than one. If the root path evaluates to an object instead of an array then this as seen as matching only one result for the bridge.
If you'd like to practice using JsonPath, you can use the jsonpath online evaluator webpage.
This is the most straight forward qualification mapping option.
All parameter values have the Solr reserved characters are escaped. This is to protect against any input parameters possibly changing the structure or the intentions of a bridge query.
Find all products where the name is close to what a user is looking for and is very popular.
Controls the logical operator used between defined field comparisons.
Valid values are && or ||. && is the default value if the concateOperator is not defined.
Only potentially necessary for the Solr DSL query type option. See the last mapping qualification example above for an example.
Specifies the starting JsonPath position for the Solr results returned.
Any lucence query you want to prefix to the dynamically built query. The && operator will automatically be added to the end of the queryPrefix value and before the dynamically generated query from the 'query' key.
An array of solr core fields that are allowed to queried against.
Useful as a security / scoping feature to 'jail' any query a user may define.
Parameters cannot be used here.
Expected value is a JSON object. Note that while the expected value is in the form of a JSON object, the JSON object must be inside a string.
Object keys and values are dependent on the key type (Kinetic DSL or Solr DSL) value.
Solr DSL JSON format maps directly to the Solr JSON Request API. The JSON specified will be passed as the value for the 'json' HTTP Request parameter in the query request body.
Kinetic DSL is parsed and then converted to the Lucene query syntax in a structured way.
isPhraseOptional. Valid options are either true or false. Controls whether quotes are placed around the field value match or not. Default value is false, no quotes.
matcherOptional. Controls how astrisk wild cards are placed around the field value. Valid options are startsWith, endsWith, exact, and like. startsWith places an asterisk after the field value. endsWith places an asterisk before the field value. exact does not append any asterisks. like spaces asterisks before and after the field value in the query. Default value is exact.
valueRequired. The value that the field should be matched against.