Read more about the article New wave of COVID 19 worsens the ‘shadow pandemic’ of domestic violence
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 30: Protesters wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus, seen during a gender based violence protest outside parliament on June 30, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africa's president stated that the country now faces two pandemics, COVID-19 and the violence against women and children that has risen sharply since alcohol sales were allowed again on June 1. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address that 21 women and children have been killed since the start of the month. (Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

New wave of COVID 19 worsens the ‘shadow pandemic’ of domestic violence

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The lockdowns triggered by the latest wave of COVID 19 infections is expected to worsen the ‘shadow pandemic’ of family and domestic violence. The U.N. is predicting a 20% rise…

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‘The Slaves Dread New Year’s Day the Worst’: The Grim History of January 1 New Year’s Day used to be widely known as “Hiring Day” or “Heartbreak Day”

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OLIVIA B. WAXMAN DEC 27, 2019 9:00 AM PST  Americans are likely to think of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as a time to celebrate the fresh start…

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Read more about the article In Indian Country, a Crisis of Missing Women. And a New One When They’re Found.

In Indian Country, a Crisis of Missing Women. And a New One When They’re Found.

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Ashley, right, trying to wake up her sister Dani in the motel room where their family is living in Gallup, N.M. Dani had previously been missing for two years, one of many Native American women to disappear in what activists call a long-ignored crisis.

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Q+A: How is trauma passed on through generations?

Is the transmission of trauma multi-generational? Do children of survivors of mass atrocities have a higher risk of developing psychological disorders? To understand the process of multi-generational legacies of trauma, Maria Armoudian speaks with Andrei Novac and Yael Danieli about the impact of survivors’ post-trauma adaptational style in their children’s eyes

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Read more about the article Major Neurological Study Reveals Long-Term Mental Health Impact of Holocaust on Survivors and Their Descendants​

Major Neurological Study Reveals Long-Term Mental Health Impact of Holocaust on Survivors and Their Descendants​

A new study by Europe’s leading professional association for neurologists has found that survivors of the Holocaust suffered long-term damage of their brain structures as a result of their trauma, with mental health problems being passed down to their children and grandchildren.

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