Padlet – Articles/Blogs of Interest
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Category Articles & Blogs
Allegations of child sexual abuse linked to Westminster
This investigation concerns institutional responses to allegations of child sexual abuse and
exploitation involving persons of public prominence who were associated with Westminster.
Westminster is defined in this report as the centre of the United Kingdom’s government,
government ministers and officials, as well as Parliament, its members and the political
parties represented there.
Seven topics were covered in evidence. These were: police misconduct, political parties,
whips’ offices, the Paedophile Information Exchange, prosecutorial decisions, the honours
system, and current safeguarding policies in government, Parliament and the political parties..................
The war in Ukraine made Georgia a new surrogacy hub, with prices and demand shooting up. Agencies are struggling to find surrogates in a country of 3.5 million people.
Before the war started, both Russia and Ukraine were considered international surrogacy hubs. Georgia has since become the country where parents go looking for surrogates abroad. In the US, surrogacy fees can surpass $150,000, while in Georgia they're closer to $22,000.
NHS England – Interim CAYPGI & Public Consultation
INTERIM SERVICE SPECIFICATION
Interim Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Incongruence
The Service will provide care to children and young people, and their families, who
express gender incongruence and who are likely to benefit from clinical support.
The Service will adopt a holistic, multi-disciplinary integrated approach to assessing
and responding to an individual’s needs in view of the range of co-presentations
that may typically present in this patient cohort, and the range of complexities
relating to gender identity development. The most appropriate clinical pathway in
the best interests of the child or young person will be determined through an
integrated multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach, fully involving the child or young
person and their family................
Mail Online: Ex-barrister wins right to sue after he was kicked off his degree course ‘for raising his fears about “potentially irreversible” medical treatment given to children questioning their gender
James Esses will have his claims that he was treated unlawfully tested at tribunal
The former barrister will sue the UK Council for Psychotherapy for discrimination
He alleges he was kicked off degree course for expressing gender critical views
The Cass Review
Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people
“It is absolutely right that children and young people, who may be dealing with a complex range of issues around their gender identity, get the best possible support and expertise throughout their care.”
— Dr Hilary Cass
The UK Government has rejected gender neutral toilets in public buildings
The UK Government has announced its plan to place separate male and female toilets in all new public buildings – forgoing gender neutral toilets in an alleged effort to protect women
As of 4 July 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities has developed an approach to have all new public buildings be fitted with toilets which are single-sex only, indicating gender neutral toilets are not safe for women and girls.
Autism & Suicidality
Research exploring the unique challenges autistic adults face in relation to mental health problems, self-injury, and thoughts about ending life.
What are the top 10 priorities for future suicide research in autistic people?
1 What barriers do autistic people experience when seeking help, which may put them at greater risk of suicide?
2 What are the risk and protective factors for suicide in autism across the lifespan?
3 To what extent are autistic people not believed about the severity of their distress?
4 How can we further understand suicide where mental health is not a factor across the lifespan?
5 How can we best identify and assess suicidal thoughts and suicidal behaviours in autistic people, in research and clinical practice?
6 How should interventions be adapted for autistic people and individual presentations?
7 What is the experience of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autistic people? Is this experience different to the general population?
8 How do autistic people seek help when they are in a crisis?
9 How well do existing models of understanding suicide apply to autistic people?
10 What is the impact of poor sleep on suicide risk in autistic people, and how can this be measured?
Autistic kids are drastically overrepresented in transgender statistics
“Autism is clearly not resolved with surgery or potentially harmful medications. Political ideology must be put aside for the sake of these vulnerable young people. Vigorous research and thorough studies must be undertaken before these clinics can be permitted to proceed with these radical transgender treatments.”
Altering rat sexual behavior to teach hormonal regulation of brain imprinting
Abstract
In this teaching laboratory, students design and perform an experiment to determine estrogen’s role in imprinting the brain of neonatal rats to express either male or female sexual behavior. A discussion question is provided before the laboratory exercise in which each student is asked to search the literature and provide written answers to questions and to formulate an experiment to test the role of estrogen in imprinting the mating behavior of male and female rats. Students discuss their answers to the questions in laboratory with the instructor and design an experiment to test their hypothesis........