LGBTQ+ – Sexual Identity
…forces can be constant and often challenging that acceptance. The battle within may be ongoing and painful. For parents http://www.beyondblue.org.au/resources/for-me/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-and-intersex-lgbti-people/families-like-mine A multimedia guide that offers practical advice to families of young…
International Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
…Help. Retrieved from https://www.heartlyhouse.org/tips-for-helping-domestic-violence-survivor/ UN. What is Domestic Abuse. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abuse General Resources for more information on Domestic Violence International Justice Mission. Domestic Violence. https://www.ijm.org/stories/case-work/domestic-violence. International Rescue Committee. https://www.rescue.org/announcement/october-domestic-violence-awareness-month…
Stalking
…(Japan’s Policy Against the Crime of Stalking). USEFUL PHRASES “Hoittoite!” Back off! “Chikan da!” groper/pervert! “Keisatsu o yonde!” Call the police! “Yamete!” Stop it! SOURCES –https://www.statista.com/statistics/865543/japan-number-stalking-cases/#:~:text=In%2020]}**18%2C%20close%20to%2021.6,of%20the%20perpetrators%20were%20men –https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/03/17/stalking-revenge-pornography-reports-on-rise-in-japan.html –https://www.stalkingawareness.org/ –https://www.coe.int/en/web/cyberviolence/-/japan-anti-stalking-act –https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341922545_JAPAN’S_POLICY_AGAINST_THE_CRIME_OF_STALKING…
STIs/HIV
…https://www.himawari.metro.tokyo.jp/qq13/qqport/tomintop/ 03-5285-8181 Tokyo Medical Information Service Website available in English and Chinese; can search for clinics based on available language support PrEP in Japan https://prep.ptokyo.org/facilities/search Nationwide Information about clinics offering…
Domestic Abuse
…change such as a pregnancy, a new baby, or a change in living situation and should also include technology safety. http://www.dvrcv.org.au/knowledge-centre/technology-safety http://nnedv.org/resources/safetynetdocs.html Writing a Safety Plan http://www.domesticviolenceroundtable.org/safety-planning.html Safety Plan Resources…
The Media vs. Me: Self Care in Trying Times
…as the world is in turmoil over COVID-19. Adding in the Russian invasion starting on February 24, 2022, the media has been covering the full story about Ukraine nonstop. Both…
NY Times: Facebook Offers Tools for Those Who Fear a Friend May Be Suicidal
…national average. Over the past year, Facebook has conducted a small test with suicide prevention tools in some countries, in conjunction with outside entities like Forefront, NowMattersNow.org and Save.org, a…
Bullying
…bullying: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/2/128 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc7S8HAfDzk http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/nov/20/other-countries-tackle-bullying https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00855/ Bullying can take several forms including: Physical bullying : hitting, pushing, spitting, destroying someones personal property; Verbal bullying: name calling, threats, inappropriate sexual comments; Social-emotional…
Bipolar Disorder
…and Managing Bipolar Disorders – http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/bipolareducationprogram.cfm National Institute of Mental Health Information – http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml SANE Australia, the National Mental Health Charity – http://www.sane.org.uk/resources/about_mental_illness/ National Institute of Mental Health – http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml…
How Teachers Can Help their Students Cope with a Traumatic Event
…response and recovery http://www.ctrp.org/resources_educators.htm Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do www.nimh.nih.gov National Child Traumatic Stress Network – https://www.nctsn.org/resources/supporting-children-during-coronavirus-covid19 Child Mind Institute – https://childmind.org/article/supporting-kids-during-the-covid-19-crisis/…
Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking
…https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/ United Nations. (2009). Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. https://www.unodc.org/documents/Global_Report_on_TIP.pdf United Nations. UNODC report on human trafficking exposes modern form of slavery. https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html Article written by TELL’s Kari Fager….
Children
…bullying: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/2/128 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc7S8HAfDzk http://www.latitudenews.com/story/what-country-has-the-most-bullies/ http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/nov/20/other-countries-tackle-bullying Bullying can take several forms including: Physical bullying : hitting, pushing, spitting, destroying someones personal property; Verbal bullying: name calling, threats, inappropriate sexual comments; Social-emotional…