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With regard to stopping violence as in the case of an "active shooter" or now an "active truck driver," I will leave those tactics up to your security staff, the police, FBI and military.
With regard to preventing violence, one thing to keep in mind is that once a shooter, killer, bully, etc. has reached that point, their mind is almost on autopilot where the level of violence is directly proportionate to the level of rage they are feeling. The greater the rage, the greater the level of violence.
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The New York Times
Some of the voices inside Caroline White's head have been a lifelong comfort, as protective as a favorite aunt. It was the others — "you're nothing, they're out to get you, to kill you" — that led her down a rabbit hole of failed treatments and over a decade of hospitalizations, therapy and medications, all aimed at silencing those internal threats. At a support group for so-called voice-hearers, however, she tried something radically different. She allowed other members of the group to address the voice, directly.
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SHRM
With the Zika virus so prominent in the news, worksite wellness initiatives should relay reasonable prevention steps to employees but also keep the threat in perspective. "Employers should be prepared and proactive in protecting employees," said Rebecca Bernhard, a labor and employment attorney at law firm Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis. "Due to the extensive coverage of Zika and the serious health concerns for those who may have children, employers are wise to consider how they will address any problems associated with the Zika virus."
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Research has shown that poor financial behaviors - and financial stress - can significantly impact an employee’s performance at work. Learn how an AFC© professional can help reduce financial stress by providing employees with personalized education and guidance to help them build a firm financial foundation to effectively achieve their goals.
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Psych Central
Identifying and treating metabolic deficiencies in patients with treatment-resistant depression can improve symptoms and in some cases even lead to remission, according to new research. "What's really promising about these new findings is that they indicate that there may be physiological mechanisms underlying depression that we can use to improve the quality of life in patients with this disabling illness," said David Lewis, M.D., a professor and chair of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry.
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CBS News
Feeling exhausted, depressed and unmotivated at work? Burnout isn't just about a nasty boss or grumpy coworkers, it may stem from deeper issues within, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the Universities of Zurich and Leipzig say burnout often results when your personality and inner motivations are a mismatch with your job situation.
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CNBC
Holly Rehder grew up surrounded by drug addiction. Her stepfather was a dealer; she had a sister who married a dealer and became an addict by the age of 16. Now Rehder is fighting a new drug war – as a parent, business owner and state politician. At 17, Rehder's own daughter became addicted to opioids after receiving a legal prescription from a doctor. Later Rehder's grandson was born with opioids in his system.
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BenefitsPro
Smart businesses know that proactive effort, deliberately and consistently implemented, will lead to results. Recent wellness regulations uphold this basic idea. As with most business regulations, the workplace wellness rules announced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in May were met with mixed reactions.
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Fox News
Researchers have developed a potentially revolutionary vaccine that could help cocaine addicts kick the habit, The Post has learned. The vaccine, developed at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been approved for clinical trials after earlier experiments on monkeys and rodents showed the drug kept cocaine that had entered the bloodstream from reaching the brain.
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BenefitsPro
According to the 2015/2016 Willis Towers Watson Staying@Work Survey, while employees ranked leadership support as one of the top ingredients for a healthy workplace culture, just more than half (51 percent) say their senior leaders are visible champions of the organization's health and well-being strategy.
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