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Behind the Zor Shrine building on Madison's west side, there is a temporary display of more than 4,000 pinwheels. The display is part of the "Pinwheels for Prevention" campaign to raise awareness of child abuse. Each of the pinwheels in this display, which was put up in April, represents one child abuse case in Wisconsin in 2007.
In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, Team APG hosted a community conversation, RUOK? at two locations the week of Sept. 14. The event featured the family of Maxwell D. Landbeck, a talented and once-promising 20-year-old Aberdeen High School graduate who committed suicide a year ago after years of battling substance abuse.
Landbeck's parents, father John and mother Jennilyn, work with the Harford County Office on Drug Polity to present their experience to Harford County groups and public schools to help others identify the signs and connect to potential victims.
Lamont Coger, installation suicide prevention manager with the Garrison's Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), hosted the event.
In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, Team APG hosted a community conversation, RUOK? at two locations the week of Sept. 14. The event featured the family of Maxwell D. Landbeck, a talented and once-promising 20-year-old Aberdeen High School graduate who committed suicide a year ago after years of battling substance abuse.
Landbeck's parents, father John and mother Jennilyn, work with the Harford County Office on Drug Polity to present their experience to Harford County groups and public schools to help others identify the signs and connect to potential victims.
Lamont Coger, installation suicide prevention manager with the Garrison's Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), hosted the event.
Maureen Agena, a renown young Ugandan blogger and social worker reports via Twitter during the Youth, HIV Prevention and Social Media Dialogue
Publication: 1914
Format: Still image
Subject(s): Plague -- prevention & control,
Rodent Control,
African Americans
Abstract: An African American man is holding a dead rat by the tail above a rat collection bucket as a group of men look on.
Extent: 1 photographic print : : 19 x 24 cm.
Provenance: Centers for Disease Control; gift; 1983.
Technique: black and white
NLM Unique ID: 101443601
NLM Image ID: A015947
Permanent Link: resource.nlm.nih.gov/101443601
In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, Team APG hosted a community conversation, RUOK? at two locations the week of Sept. 14. The event featured the family of Maxwell D. Landbeck, a talented and once-promising 20-year-old Aberdeen High School graduate who committed suicide a year ago after years of battling substance abuse.
Landbeck's parents, father John and mother Jennilyn, work with the Harford County Office on Drug Polity to present their experience to Harford County groups and public schools to help others identify the signs and connect to potential victims.
Lamont Coger, installation suicide prevention manager with the Garrison's Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), hosted the event.
The Brazilian sporting art of Capoeira is the "old boy" at Hummingbird. Implanted as part of our street kids recuperation programme, capoeira has been responsible for rescuing the lives of many kids from the hardships of the streets.
This Capoeira Video Clip, which includes intervues with former street kid Poca (now capoeira instructor at Hummingbird) and others, was made by American teen reporters from Strive Media Institute in the USA during their visit to the Hummingbird Project in São Paulo.
Youth mentor and capoeira instructor, Jefferson, knows only too well about the hardships of the streets as he himself is one of those who has been recuperated. Here he shows a firm hand at what he always dreamt of doing when he was on the streets. Today one can reasonably say that he has realised his dream.
The first community to be receiving some of Hummingbird’s vibrant activities is the Sitio Joaninha, which is a rough hilly area about 6 kilometres away from us, where many of the families who used to work on the rubbish tip live. The tip was closed down a few years ago and the area covered with topsoil so as to recuperate some of the natural vegetation.
Most of the shanty homes were constructed during the active years of the tip, when entire families found their livelihoods under the most unhealthy and hazardous working conditions. Since its closure there has been very few alternatives in the way of work and habitation, so very few have been able to move to better conditions. To the contrary; the area has rapidly grown to accommodate even more poverty-stricken families who have no other alternative than to grab a small plot of land and try to survive on what little is available in terms of public amenities in such places.
The majority of homes have no running water and depend on the council delivering drinking water by truck each day. Electricity is acquired through a series of illegal connections, which people have hooked-up to the main electricity network through a maze of literally thousands of metres of wiring crossing the landscape in all directions in order to bring power to one’s home.
This is quite common during the rapid growth of favela (shanty) areas and pressures from the inhabitants will eventually cause most councils to come up with a more satisfactory and less risky solution.
Many of the children who live here have a long way to walk to reach school, as there is no public transport. The tendency is therefore not to go, especially during the rainy or colder seasons. Very few have the willpower or even the means of getting to Hummingbird to participate in all the good things we have to offer in our Street Migration Prevention Programme, although there are some who do.
This is the main reason for us to bring Hummingbird to the kids. If we can manage to finance a more permanent solution we will be able to continue with a variety of activities throughout the entire year and not just during the school holiday season, which is our proposal in this phase of the project.
Along with profound and expanding benefits, global technological change also poses serious and growing risks for the world’s economies and societies. Evolving Internet communication products and services have powered growth and productivity, exponentially encouraging democratization, innovation, and collaboration.
A society that actively addresses COP with a 360 degree approach has a competitive advantage over a society that denies or chooses not to address all aspects of cyber-abuse, because societies that provide for victim support as well as prevention and education, are more resilient to socio-economic disruptions and more likely to experience overall social and economic success.
Day 2
14 May 2013
ITU/ Claudio Montesano Casillas
Trying a new treatment on all the bobs-n-bits for the Bridgeport. I've had good results on other tools so we shall see... www.44bikes.com ( www.44bikes.com )
In honor of Bully Prevention Month. If you wish to post this elsewhere, please give me credit. Thank you. PS: It's cropped like this because my teacher wanted it cropped a certain way. Boo.
2021 BLM Fire Employee Photo Contest Winner Category: Fire Prevention, Education, and Investigation
Photo by Ryan Rodd, BLM
A fire investigator from the BLM Ravendale Station in 2020.
Prevention
Be prepared #1
If you live on Mid Shore, it’s wise to take precautions.
P107-1584 Taken at: Mid Shore, Pittenweem, Fife
In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, Team APG hosted a community conversation, RUOK? at two locations the week of Sept. 14. The event featured the family of Maxwell D. Landbeck, a talented and once-promising 20-year-old Aberdeen High School graduate who committed suicide a year ago after years of battling substance abuse.
Landbeck's parents, father John and mother Jennilyn, work with the Harford County Office on Drug Polity to present their experience to Harford County groups and public schools to help others identify the signs and connect to potential victims.
Lamont Coger, installation suicide prevention manager with the Garrison's Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), hosted the event.
Mark Ward, acting director of USAID/OFDA (U.S. Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance), has his shoes cleaned with a chlorine solution at Terrain Acra camp prior to looking at a cholera treatment unit on Friday. Photo copyright Kendra Helmer/USAID
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Young person learns about bike maintenance at Heavy Sound
Background info:
Heavy Sound is a social enterprise aiming to transform the lives of vulnerable and disengaged young people and adults across East Lothian.
Its mission is to improve their health, wellbeing and capability by teaching them new skills in music, biking, sports and mentoring, leading them to become contributing citizens with positive pathways to future destinations.
It runs a range of innovative projects which include music (hip hop, rapping, song writing, being a DJ, electronic music production and sound recording) as well as Muay Thai. Getting involved in the Thai boxing art teaches them skills in sport, fitness, nutrition, keeping safe and conflict resolution. They can also learn about cycle maintenance and take part in activities. Mentors with relatable life experience help them build positive relationships.
The projects teach people new skills in the creative arts and sports, whilst addressing issues around self-confidence, self-esteem, improving general health, mental health and wellbeing.
Those who take part complete skills development courses which can help improve their life chances by receiving recognised qualifications and they’re also supported with individual routes to further education, training and employment.
Heavy Sound helps with prevention and early intervention by directing people away from the justice system by trying to address risky behaviour and giving people the chance of more positive outcomes in life.
Along with profound and expanding benefits, global technological change also poses serious and growing risks for the world’s economies and societies. Evolving Internet communication products and services have powered growth and productivity, exponentially encouraging democratization, innovation, and collaboration.
A society that actively addresses COP with a 360 degree approach has a competitive advantage over a society that denies or chooses not to address all aspects of cyber-abuse, because societies that provide for victim support as well as prevention and education, are more resilient to socio-economic disruptions and more likely to experience overall social and economic success.
Day 2
14 May 2013
ITU/ Claudio Montesano Casillas
You never plan for a yeast infection, but they are sure to happen at some point. When you don't know how to stop them, you may suffer needlessly. Continue reading the following article for advise on yeast infections.
If you swim a lot, be sure to get out of wet clothes right away! Don't wear clothing that is wet because yeast thrives in damp conditions. Dry off completely before you put on dry clothing.
To help prevent yeast infections, try to de-stress your life. Stress can affect you in a lot of ways and could make you more prone to a yeast infection.
Choose cotton underwear whenever possible. Although you might feel and look better with silky underwear, they could make you feel uncomfortable so avoid putting them on. See if you can stick simply with cotton undergarments that foster good circulation. Allowing air to circulate around your vaginal area during the day and night can prevent yeast infections from ever occurring.
Avoid undergarments made of lace and other synthetic fibers to prevent yeast infections. Plain cotton can help you stay dry while fancy lace and nylon can trap moisture. That can cause a breeding ground for yeast and can give you another infection, so stick with comfortable cotton!
Keep scented hygiene products out of your sensitive skin in your vaginal area. Soaps and lotions that contain strong fragrances can end up irritating your vaginal area. This means only unscented products should be used. Also avoid the dyes in colored toilet paper.
A warm bath can be taken at night with a little cider vinegar added to the water. You can reduce the growth of yeast in your system with the vinegar that balances your pH level. Stay in the tub for ten to fifteen minutes. If necessary, you can make a douching solution of tepid water and three tablespoons of cider vinegar.
A yeast infection is something that usually enters your life uninvited. They are not something most women plan for. The good news is that you can deal with it. Utilize the information in the above article to banish yeast infections. eyeastinfectionnomorereview.com/yeast-infections-preventi...
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest personnel and local volunteers participated in the annual Freedom Festival in Provo, Utah, one of the largest July 4th celebrations in America. The Friends of Smokey Bear hot air balloon was launched for the 20th year as part of the festival. Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl, and Forest Service personnel participated in the parade to educate the public about fire prevention, caring for the land, and the “If you Fly, We Can’t” drone message. Credit: US Forest Service.
“Youth and the Prevention of Violent Extremism” Workshop on Perspectives from the Black Sea region brought together a group of 14 young men and women from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey and the Russian Federation in Chisinau, Moldova. The participants collectively formulated recommendations for policy makers, which will be presented to OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation at the 2017 OSCE-wide counter-terrorism conference in Vienna, Austria, on 23-24 May 2017. The workshop was convened at the initiative of the Austrian Chairmanship which has identified the prevention of terrorist radicalization as one of its priorities.
Greater Manchester Police held a community engagement day in Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme and Heald Green on Thursday 13 June to offer crime prevention advice and get feedback on how the community feel their area is being policed.
There tends to be an increase in burglaries over summer due to more people leaving doors and windows open, as well as a rise in shed and garage break-ins, and so officers delivered home security packs to raise awareness.
They also told residents about the good work being done with Stockport Council to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour, and will inform people how they can work more closely with police to improve their neighbourhood by joining a key individual network (KIN).
A free service to secure vehicle registration plates will be offered to residents, and officers will use the home visits to promote the Ringmaster scheme, as well as the Crimestoppers number 0800 555 111 on streets where known offenders live.
The day saw police staging an outdoor briefing session with Age UK representatives and council officers from Community Safety, Trading Standards and Environmental Services teams.
This involved police addressing officials from other agencies about the day’s activities, and was held at Bramhall.
Inspector Peter Smith of the Stockport West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) said: “Community engagement days are a really useful way for local people to share intelligence with us, and raise any concerns they may have about policing or crime where they live.
“They’re also an ideal opportunity for us to hand out seasonal crime prevention advice, and to raise awareness of any schemes that may help people to avoid becoming victims of crime.
“This two-way exchange of information helps us to police more effectively.”
Councillor Mark Weldon, Deputy Leader of Stockport Council and Executive Member for Corporate, Customer and Community Services, said: “We are committed to working in partnership with the police to reduce crime in Stockport and make it an even better place to live, work and visit.
“Crime has continued to fall year-on-year in Stockport over the past eight years. However, we are not complacent and community engagement events like this are a great way of providing residents with crime prevention advice and engaging with the public.”
For non-emergency calls or to report a crime call police on 101, or for more information visit gmp.police.uk/stockport
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Use 999 only in emergencies where there is a threat to life or property or a crime in progress.
Top 10 tips to secure your garden:
Secure your garage or shed. These are easy targets and need protecting to stop a burglar stealing your gardening equipment or using these tools to break into your home. Think about whether your garage or shed is the best place to store expensive items. Use window locks on all opening garage and shed windows and replace or repair any broken glass. Fit steel mesh or grilles internally and a curtain or nets so that items cannot be seen.
Lock it up! Don't make it easy for the burglar by leaving your tools out while you are not in the garden. A garden spade could be used to break in through a door, and patio furniture left out overnight could be stolen or used to help a burglar gain access to an upstairs window. Keep your possessions locked up and, if possible, secured together by a padlock and chain in case your shed or garage is broken into. Fit a good quality hasp, staple and padlock to the door of the shed or garage.
Use or install security lighting. Motion sensor lighting could stop a burglar in their tracks.
Add gravel to your paths. This low cost (and low maintenance) technique will deter a burglar because gravel is so noisy. The sound of someone walking on gravel at night will carry very well and could easily wake someone or a family dog.
Use prickly plants. Plants with thorns and sharp edges can also be used to keep burglars at bay, such as roses or hawthorn. Prickly plants can provide extra protection, as would-be burglars won't want to injure themselves trying to clamber over them.
Use an alarm. Battery operated alarms are freely available and can act as a deterrent. If you have a house alarm, you could have it upgraded to include your shed or garage.
Get insured. Does your contents insurance cover the shed and garage and all the equipment you store there? If not, perhaps it is time to upgrade your policy to include these things.
Keep a list. Do you have a list of what you keep in the garage or shed? Have you security marked your garden tools and possessions with a bold marker pen, including your postcode and house number? Lawn mowers and other tools are less attractive to a thief if you write your postcode and house number across the top.
Watch out! Ask your neighbours to keep an eye on your shed and your house and offer to do the same for them in return. If you are out enjoying the sun in the garden, have you left any windows in your house open that could invite a burglar to pop in and steal something? Remember, 1 in 3 burglaries happen when doors and windows are left open or unlocked - even when you're at home.
Keep it clear. If your shed is hidden behind plants, cut down the foliage so you're not providing cover for a thief. Make sure that there are no hiding places in your garden for any would-be burglar. Keep front walls, hedges and fences at 3ft tall so that you can see anyone approaching your home.
** Ringmaster is a computerised messaging system which informs local residents and businesses about crime and events in their area. The service is free and you don’t need to be involved in Neighbourhood Watch to join.
You can receive information via email, view your messages online, or receive messages via phone at a time to suit you.
To join Ringmaster, call the Stockport West NPT on 0161 856 9770 or email stockportwest@gmp.police.uk
You can also register online at: ssp.community-messaging.net
May 13-18 is Crime Prevention Week. Throughout the week we will offer tips on crime prevention issues to help make your home and family feel more secure.
Got behind this smiling mug while driving through main boulevard in my hometown. I'd imagine this is a good way to keep the bad guys from stealing anything out of this truck.
In Jakarta, Ambassadors, representatives of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations,) bodies, private sector, civil society, youth and media attend the ASEAN HeForShe campaign launch event. The regional campaign seeks to raise awareness and engage men and boys as active change agents in building a culture of respect for women and girls in the ASEAN Community.
Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Yohana Yembise.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign spanning from 25 November through 10 December, is taking place this year against the backdrop of an unprecedented global outcry. Millions have rallied behind the hashtag #MeToo and other campaigns, exposing the sheer magnitude of sexual harassment and other forms of violence that women everywhere suffer, every day. Breaking the silence is the first step to transforming the culture of gender-based violence.
At the heart of this year’s theme, “Leave No One Behind – End Violence against Women”, for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and UNiTE Campaign’s observance of the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence against Women (25 November – 10 December), is the imperative to support those who are particularly vulnerable. The UNiTE Campaign is calling on everyone to join the movement to end violence against women, using the colour orange to make your action visible.
Photo: UN Women
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/end-violence-against-women
Panel 4: Moving Prevention Forward at the NTSB forum on Trains & Trespassing Ending Tragic Encounters. With Member Sumwalt and Rick Narvell.
Burmese refugee youth attending vocational training in Penang. ICMC provides Burmese refugees in Malaysia with transferable skills to empower them within their local community.
© ICMC / Nathalie Perroud
Consumers Energy’s Damage Prevention Safety Liaison Lenore Lentz (left) examines gas main plans regarding a city water main construction project with Damage Prevention Staker Roger Schilling (also a company employee).
Workshop participant, who was a journalist for "Good News Radio", talking with our local partner about the workshop
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest personnel and local volunteers participated in the annual Freedom Festival in Provo, Utah, one of the largest July 4th celebrations in America. The Friends of Smokey Bear hot air balloon was launched for the 20th year as part of the festival. Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl, and Forest Service personnel participated in the parade to educate the public about fire prevention, caring for the land, and the “If you Fly, We Can’t” drone message. Credit: US Forest Service.
Fire Care Community puts down the fire near residential area in Pakning Asal village, Riau, Indonesia.
Photo by M. Naswira Saputra
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Washington Area Spark contributor and photographer Sue Reading poses in front of the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) treatment facility at 1904 T Street NW sometime in 1973.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
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Photo by Reading/Simpson