Making Mental Health First Aid as Familiar as CPR
When somebody is having a heart attack, our first inclination is to call 911. However, when someone has the signs of mental or emotional stress, our first reaction is to withdraw from the situation. Typically, we do not want to address behavioral health issues because they are too personal for intervention or we don’t know what to say. This is the mentality that the National Council for Behavioral Health (NCBH) wants to change. They have recently trained 50,000 people in thei
Migrant Smuggling in Europe is Now Worth Billions
The business of smuggling migrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East into the European Union has grown larger than the illicit trade in drugs and weapons. There are 200 smuggling rings in Greece and smugglers have spread to Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia. Smugglers gather at the Budapest Keleti train station, offering rides for Migrants to Austria for hundreds of dollars. However, 71 migrants were abandoned by their smugglers and found suffocated in the
Minnesota Releases First Youth Sexual Exploitation Report
A first-year evaluation (conducted by Wilder Research) of Minnesota’s Safe Harbor Program praises its efforts in raising awareness and understanding of sexual exploitation among young men and women. Safe Harbor, started in 2014, is a statewide system that assists sexually exploited youths younger than 18 years of age. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman explains that in the past, children and youth were treated as criminals instead of as the victims of sex tr
Using Music to Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking
Music is a powerful form of communication, effective in telling a story or spreading awareness. Mark Sullivan, an associate professor and director of the computer music studios at the Michigan State University College of Music, has worked to address human trafficking, reflecting the intersection between music, artistic expression, societal challenge, and community collaboration. On January 17th, Sullivan is producing a commemorative concert celebrating the birth of Martin Lut
