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When Corporations Gain More in PR Than in Reducing Youth Poverty  - The US Red Nose Day initiative distributes the money it raises to charities in the US, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Oxfam of America, Covenant House and the National Council of Raza. There appears little doubt from the statistics cited on the Red Nose Day website that some poor children are indeed aided by the Red Nose Day commercial tie-in efforts, and that some incremental good will come out of the initiative.

Neglect of 'place poverty ' hampering fight against deprivation  - According to an RTPI survey, 40% of local authority plans across the UK do not make any specific reference to poverty , social exclusion or inequality.

Happiness and children  - The idea of teaching children 'happiness' on the basis of psychological ... In 2007, UNICEF reported that children in the UK experienced the worst ...

The path to having happier kids  - If children don't learn to handle their emotions they grow up to be people whose ... You can teach your child to understand their emotions and build their emotional intelligence and self-esteem. ... The next time your child is in the throes of a temper tantrum the following steps may .... UK delivery is free.

Mental health funding stagnant across half of NHS trusts, study finds  - A promise by ministers to give mental health the same importance as physical health ... The NHS Providers report, “Funding mental health at local level: unpicking the ... Health and Department for Education launched a new child mental health service. .... 9 essential pieces of kit to pack for a UK road trip ...

Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games can cause mental illness in children ...  - Graeme Whiting recently published a lengthy blog post on The Acorn School's website, arguing that parents should ban their children from reading ...

Elderly patients sent home to die as watchdog highlights failures in NHS discharge system  - In the foreword to her report, Mellor said: "Our investigations have found that some of the most vulnerable patients, including frail and older people , are ...

'How can I get help if I can't leave the room?': older people left out in a crisis - Warda, an 85-year- old Syrian woman living in Lebanon, said even when she was aware of aid, it remained beyond her reach.

Libyan LGBT activist hopes to leave Benghazi  - understanding of 'Islamic' behavior, and harassed and threatened with impunity individuals believed to have LGBTI orientations and their families.”.

Scotland tops in Europe for gay equality and human rights  - SCOTLAND has been rated the best country in Europe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) equality and human rights for the ...

Campaigners warn against complacency as Scotland rated top for LGBTI rights  - ilga Campaigners have insisted that there is more for the Scottish and UK parliaments to do on LGBTI rights, while cautiously welcoming Scotland's ...

LGBT Refugees Panic as Kenyan Government Announces Closure of Refugee Camps  - Already LGBTI refugees have been the target of police harassment and brutality. There is no knowing where this will lead. We as an international ...

Dozens of LGBT ministers put pressure on Methodist decision about homosexuality  - The dozens of LGBTI leaders signing the letter also refer to “young people” in the Methodist churches that “are more at risk for suicide than their peers, ...

This video on what it is like to grow up LGBTI in Portugal will make you cry  - The video, titled Portuguese Gay People Stories, is a selection of interviews asking a diverse group of LGBTI people about their sexual orientation, ...

After the Stonewall Inn, 11 more LGBTI landmarks that should be national monuments  - The former stable is arguably the birthplace of modern LGBTI rights; as in Inn it was the site of 1969 uprising when patrons fell victim to a police raid, ...

Iceland falling behind other countries in LGBTI rights  - Iceland is slipping down the ranking of European countries as regards the human rights situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex ( LGBTI ) ...

Ashers appeal: Bakers 'could not commit sin' by making gay cake  - Ashers appeal: Bakers 'could not commit sin' by making gay cake ... Gay rights activist Gareth Lee arrives at the Court of Appeal in Belfast where the ... have insisted the case has implications for freedom of expression across the UK .

Kristen Stewart opens up about her sexuality after Soko split  - Kristen has thought extensively about her role in the ongoing lesbian , gay , bisexual, transgender ( LGBT ) civil rights movement, a campaign she ...

Being asexual: Sexual attraction is like a language I can't speak  - Approximately 1% of the British population identify as asexual. ... rife in schools and tolerance of LGBT rights was still a developing phenomenon.

One hundred United Methodist clergy come out as gay  - More than one hundred members of the US's United Methodist Church clergy have come out as gay , defying the denomination's ban on "self-avowed ...

It's all change at Glastonbury's gay quarter, The NYC Downlow  - “After ten years on New York’s East 7th Street, rampant gentrification has resulted in eviction of the infamous gay nightclub NYC Downlow, forcing it to relocate across town to the Meat Packing District,” says Gideon Berger, co-founder of Block9. “The club now shares premises with the notorious West Side Bath House in an old Meat Packer’s building – several worlds colliding under one roof.”

Ireland moves up equality rankings for LGBTI community - Ireland has been ranked 17th in a European league table for equality for members of the LGBTI community. This is an increase on last year's placing, ...

Scotland named best European country for LGBT equality  - It's why the SNP Scottish Government is investing record levels of funding in projects to secure LGBTI , gender, race and disability equality, and it's ...

Azerbaijan worst place to be gay in Europe, finds LGBTI index  - Azerbaijan has been ranked the worst place in Europe to live as an LGBTI citizen, after meeting only 5% of a leading rights organisation's criteria for ...