Sign up for Next Chinaa weekly email about the current state of the nation and where it’s headed next. Chinese officials have continued to downplay the risks of Covid-19 as restrictions are eased, with a top medical adviser saying the death rate of the omicron variant of the virus is in line with influenza. .
Sydney, Australia CNN — Prosecutors in Australia have ended a high-profile legal action against a former government employee accused of raping a colleague inside Parliament House, saying a new trial would pose a “significant and unacceptable risk” to the woman’s life. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) director of public prosecution Shane Drumgold told reporters on Friday … Read more
Why banning smartphones is good for mental health A campus that banned smartphones made its students happier. Why? Because phones are like any other addictive substance, says Anna Lembke, author of “Dopamine Nation”: “Over time, our brains will adapt” and put us “in a state of dopamine deficiency… similar to clinical depression.” or to an … Read more
A Chicago pilot program that dispatches mental health doctors and emergency medical responders to some 911 calls has connected 385 people to care without a single use-of-force incident or arrest in its first year, a promising start to a program designed to potentially reduce dangerous interactions with the police It’s also been a slow start: … Read more
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CNN — Groceries cost 13.5% more than they did a year ago. Almost 25 million adults live in households where there is not always enough to eat. About 40% of food banks saw increased demand this summer. at a time when the food affordability is in the spotlight, the Biden administration is hosting a White … Read more
In the middle After a slew of proposed anti-trans legislation earlier this year, Spencer Cox, the Republican governor of Utah, made an impassioned plea to his state legislature as he tried to veto a bill that would bar trans youth from competing in female sports. “I want them to live” wrote about trans athletes in … Read more
Dianne Young says she sometimes walks the halls of addiction mental health recovery home he runs in PEI, wishing his son Lennon had had a chance to heal there. Lennon Waterman was 29 years old when he lost his battle with drug addiction and mental illness in 2013. His body was found along the banks … Read more