[THE ARKANSAS WOMAN] Circles of Compassion - Weekly
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May 6, 2008, 1:01:18 PM5/6/08
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Part of the Mission of The Arkansas Woman Network concerns social issues. Compassion in Action is an Arkansas based community service project concerned with creating awareness of projects, needs and opportunities to be of service. I will include Compassion Communities news feed on The Arkansas Woman Blog email distributions they are published. We never know when we may need their services on a personal level.
Compassion in Action, May 6, 2008
Help young cope with alcoholics
Alcoholism is a worldwide issue causing problems not only for the drinker but for everyone else connected with that person as well.
There are more than 18 million alcoholics in the United States and Canada alone, many of them with children troubled by their parents' drinking. Often, these young people have nowhere to turn for help.
Read more...
Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
But the vast majority of adoptees are 'doing fine,' researcher says
MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- A small proportion of adopted American teens appear to be at heightened risk for different emotional and behavioral problems than their non-adopted counterparts.
But that risk is moderate, emphasized the authors of a study in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Read more...
Rejecting the model in ‘model minority’
What stereotypes come to mind when you think of Asian Americans? Quiet, compliant, brilliant? They are the "model minority," right? A.R. Sakaeda, who identifies herself as a Japanese American, Asian American and person of color, believes being a model minority means being a model citizen who speaks out against injustices big and small. I first spoke with her four years ago when she was working on a grassroots campaign protesting derogatory Asian stereotypes. A native Chicagoan, Sakaeda grew up in Albany Park. She credits he! r parents and activists like Helen Zia, Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs for teaching her the many and richly diverse ways to be Asian American. Read more...
Avon Announces Second Year of Grant Program to Empower Women The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund is an initiative of Avon Products, Inc. ( http://www.avoncompany.com/ ) designed to empower women and improve society by providing individuals with cash awards that will enable them to pursue a project to better the lives of women (of all ages) in the United States.
Read more...
Domestic violence mental health event in FC hailed as success
Each one has a story: Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas and the St. Francis County Domestic Violence Coalition held a conference on domestic violence and mental health Wednesday at the Forrest City Civic Center. Throughout the day, sessions were held on topics ranging from stalking and child abuse to self defense and grant opportunities. The Silent Witness Project was also on display. The project was created by Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 1995 and consists of life-sized plywood cutouts painted red and black. Each cutout represents a female victim murdered by an intimate partner. A shield attached to the front of each cutout tells each victim’s story. Denese Owens, left, and Donita Ross read the story of a victim who was bound to a wheelchair. Photo by Alan Smith.
A good crowd attended the day-long conference on domestic violence and mental health Wednesday at the Forrest City Civic Center.
The conference was sponsored by Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas (CSEA) and the St. Francis County Domestic Violence Coalition (DVC). It featured several workshops on topics from how to fill out an order of protection to a self defense demonstration. Andria Sims, CSEA’s Director of Marketing and Education, said the event exceeded her expectations.
Read more...
Over-Parenting and Social Disaster
Once upon a time, the group seeing the largest increase in depression was adults over forty. Depression is now rising among children, and it’s striking them at younger and younger ages. Instead of progressively learning how to live fully and meaningfully, kids are becoming more worried and tentative and less able to grow through facing normal issues and conquering their challenges.
An anxious and fearful mindset is heavily linked to depression. Some kids, around 20 percent, are born with a more fearful pre-disposition than others. “They can be spotted in the womb; they have fast heartbeats. Their nervous systems are innately programmed to be over-excitable in response to stimulation, constantly sending out false alarms about what is dangerous.” Already, as infants and children, these kids see threats where others don’t. They tend to be shy, withdrawn, and lacking in social confidence; other kids see their vulnerability and often target them for bullying.
Read more...
New Homes For Homeless Open In Northwest Arkansas
In Fayetteville, a residential community offers homeless people dorm rooms, apartments and townhouses when they want to get off the streets. The Walker Family Residential Community is a new project of the Seven Hills Homeless Shelter, and is aimed at helping homeless people move toward independent living. The biggest donation for the $1.5 million project was a $750,000 grant from the Pat and Willard Walker Charitable Foundation. The complex can house about 36 people. Seven residents have already moved in.
Federal poverty measures due for overhaul
How poverty is measured in the United States is too outdated to be accurate, said a national children's research group, suggesting that the number of disadvantaged Americans is underestimated.
The original measurement was established in the 1960s, based on a calculation that families spent one-third of their incomes on food. This value was multiplied by three, and became the federal poverty level, said the group. But over the years, other costs have crept up, including transportation, health care, housing and child care. The group said food now represents one-seventh of total income.
Alcoholism is a worldwide issue causing problems not only for the drinker but for everyone else connected with that person as well.
There are more than 18 million alcoholics in the United States and Canada alone, many of them with children troubled by their parents' drinking. Often, these young people have nowhere to turn for help.
Read more...
Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
But the vast majority of adoptees are 'doing fine,' researcher says
MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- A small proportion of adopted American teens appear to be at heightened risk for different emotional and behavioral problems than their non-adopted counterparts.
But that risk is moderate, emphasized the authors of a study in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Read more...
Rejecting the model in ‘model minority’
What stereotypes come to mind when you think of Asian Americans? Quiet, compliant, brilliant? They are the "model minority," right? A.R. Sakaeda, who identifies herself as a Japanese American, Asian American and person of color, believes being a model minority means being a model citizen who speaks out against injustices big and small. I first spoke with her four years ago when she was working on a grassroots campaign protesting derogatory Asian stereotypes. A native Chicagoan, Sakaeda grew up in Albany Park. She credits he! r parents and activists like Helen Zia, Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs for teaching her the many and richly diverse ways to be Asian American. Read more...
Avon Announces Second Year of Grant Program to Empower Women The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund is an initiative of Avon Products, Inc. ( http://www.avoncompany.com/ ) designed to empower women and improve society by providing individuals with cash awards that will enable them to pursue a project to better the lives of women (of all ages) in the United States.
Read more...
Domestic violence mental health event in FC hailed as success
Each one has a story: Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas and the St. Francis County Domestic Violence Coalition held a conference on domestic violence and mental health Wednesday at the Forrest City Civic Center. Throughout the day, sessions were held on topics ranging from stalking and child abuse to self defense and grant opportunities. The Silent Witness Project was also on display. The project was created by Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 1995 and consists of life-sized plywood cutouts painted red and black. Each cutout represents a female victim murdered by an intimate partner. A shield attached to the front of each cutout tells each victim’s story. Denese Owens, left, and Donita Ross read the story of a victim who was bound to a wheelchair. Photo by Alan Smith.
A good crowd attended the day-long conference on domestic violence and mental health Wednesday at the Forrest City Civic Center.
The conference was sponsored by Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas (CSEA) and the St. Francis County Domestic Violence Coalition (DVC). It featured several workshops on topics from how to fill out an order of protection to a self defense demonstration. Andria Sims, CSEA’s Director of Marketing and Education, said the event exceeded her expectations.
Read more...
Over-Parenting and Social Disaster
Once upon a time, the group seeing the largest increase in depression was adults over forty. Depression is now rising among children, and it’s striking them at younger and younger ages. Instead of progressively learning how to live fully and meaningfully, kids are becoming more worried and tentative and less able to grow through facing normal issues and conquering their challenges.
An anxious and fearful mindset is heavily linked to depression. Some kids, around 20 percent, are born with a more fearful pre-disposition than others. “They can be spotted in the womb; they have fast heartbeats. Their nervous systems are innately programmed to be over-excitable in response to stimulation, constantly sending out false alarms about what is dangerous.” Already, as infants and children, these kids see threats where others don’t. They tend to be shy, withdrawn, and lacking in social confidence; other kids see their vulnerability and often target them for bullying.
Read more...
New Homes For Homeless Open In Northwest Arkansas
In Fayetteville, a residential community offers homeless people dorm rooms, apartments and townhouses when they want to get off the streets. The Walker Family Residential Community is a new project of the Seven Hills Homeless Shelter, and is aimed at helping homeless people move toward independent living. The biggest donation for the $1.5 million project was a $750,000 grant from the Pat and Willard Walker Charitable Foundation. The complex can house about 36 people. Seven residents have already moved in.
Federal poverty measures due for overhaul
How poverty is measured in the United States is too outdated to be accurate, said a national children's research group, suggesting that the number of disadvantaged Americans is underestimated.
The original measurement was established in the 1960s, based on a calculation that families spent one-third of their incomes on food. This value was multiplied by three, and became the federal poverty level, said the group. But over the years, other costs have crept up, including transportation, health care, housing and child care. The group said food now represents one-seventh of total income.
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