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We have an epidemic going on in the United States. Let’s once and for all discuss these critical and crucial issues openly and honestly affecting every town, city and rural area in America. No one is exempt. What’s needed? Recovery. Resources. Take actions. #communitycreateschange Mike Anthony Jones joins the Warriors to explain why he created the Recovery Channel Streaming Network. Mike has a very personal reason – he lost his beautiful son to illicit fentanyl. We are so thankful to Mike for being the voice for so many parents, family members and the public, that are vulnerable and suffering traumas. Mike, along with you, wants to empower the next generation.

The Recovery Channel is a 24/7 365 platform available now on Roku, full of original content and just getting started. The goal of TRC is raising awareness, education, health and wellness, expert guests, resources, healing, take actions, community forums and so much more. Approximately 25 million people in America suffer from substance use disorder (SUD), and 22 million are in recovery. This issue also impacts around 30 million family members. Altogether, nearly 80 million Americans have been affected by SUD. Alarmingly, addiction rates are rising among youth as young as 12, with those under 14 experiencing the fastest-growing death rate from fentanyl. This stark reality highlights the urgent need for widespread awareness. The TRC audience will include those directly affected, medical professionals, law enforcement, and emergency services personnel who frequently encounter SUD cases.

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Sexually violent content is shaping the sexual behaviour of adults and children in Ireland, according to research by the Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy Institute of Ireland (SERP).

The study – commissioned by the domestic violence organisation Women’s Aid and funded by the Community Foundation of Ireland – reveals that much of what features in mainstream pornography constitutes sexual violence.

‘Facing Reality: Addressing the Role of Pornography in the Pandemic of Violence against Women and Girls’, draws on international and Irish research.

It says the multibillion-euro business of pornography seeking to normalise extreme acts and promote the dehumanisation of women and girls.

Ireland ranks 42nd for traffic on one of the world’s most popular mainstream pornography websites Pornhub and is regularly in the top 20 for other popular porn sites.

Stripchat which describes itself as a ‘social network’ and a ‘community’ featuring free live-streamed webcam ‘performances’ is also hugely popular.

This site has ranked quite consistently in the top 20 most popular websites in Ireland for at least the past two years.

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Jose Alfaro grew up in a small, conservative town in Texas. “I wasn’t as masculine as the other boys in school. And I really, really struggled with that,” he told Inside Edition Digital. After he was forced to leave home as a teen because of his sexuality, Jose got into the car of an older man he’d met on MySpace. “I think that at a time where you’re so isolated and you feel so alone, the one thing that you want is to form a connection with somebody who understands you,”

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About 80% of emergency departments aren’t fully prepared to care for kids. Upgrading them would be a highly cost-effective way to save lives, a study found.

Most U.S. hospital emergency departments — lacking staffing, training and equipment — are not fully prepared to care for children. Maximizing their readiness to handle pediatric emergencies would be a cost-effective way to save children’s lives, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study.

The study, which published Oct. 7 in Health Affairs, is based on data from hundreds of hospitals in 11 states. About 80% of emergency departments are not highly prepared to treat children, they found. The research team studied whether it would be cost-effective to upgrade these less-prepared emergency departments to make them more ready to treat babies, children and teens.

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A confirmed Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang member has been arrested for allegedly recruiting students from two Houston middle schools to become new gang members.

Jorgenys Robertson Cova, an illegal alien from Venezuela, entered the United States two years ago, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 32-year-old was arrested Monday after a string of alleged thefts.

Cova is also alleged to have recruited middle school students from Jane Long Academy and Las Americas, which are part of Houston Independent School District.

One resident of the Bellaire community in Houston, where both schools are located, told FOX 26 Houston “a lot of things have happened that are on the news. So, if it’s happening elsewhere, it might also be happening in our neighborhoods as well, and we’re unaware of it.”

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t’s Mental Illness Awareness Week, and we want to remind everyone how important it is to prioritize your mental health. If you are living with a mental illness and need extra emotional support, the 988 Lifeline is available, 24/7/365. Call or text 988.