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Irish Open Dialogue Shut Down—Despite Expert Report Stating It Should Be Scaled Up

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. A pioneering community mental health service in West Cork has been shut down—even though a report obtained by Mad in Ireland found it should be upscaled across the Health Service Executive (HSE) at national level, as it has “the potential to improve the quality of life for individuals experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.

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8 Ways to Support Formerly Incarcerated Citizens Reentering Society

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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 77 million Americans—or one in every three adults—carries a criminal record, whether that’s an arrest, a charge or a conviction. Some 650,000 people are released from prison each year. That’s a weighty portion of the population attempting to reenter society and facing challenges due to their judicial record, including a lack of employment and housing and difficulty accessing higher education and voting rights.

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If leaders want to be trusted, they need to trust their teams

Work Life

In 2022, according to Gallup , only 20% of workers strongly agreed with the statement “I trust the leadership of this organization,” a 4% drop from 2019, and although in 2023 this figure had risen to 23% we still aren’t where we should be. When I first started speaking to audiences in 2010 about trust as a keynote speaker on the future of work, I talked about how to become trustworthy.

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How leaders can be vulnerable on social media without being TMI oversharers

Work Life

“You have to be more vulnerable.” What does that actually mean? If you’re a professional who is on social media to attract clients or raise your profile, what should remain in the confines of the therapist’s office and what should be public? As an award-winning video marketer and coach, I guide business owners, consultants, and coaches on how to showcase their value, show up on camera confidently, and make videos that bring in clients.

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The rise of the NBA gig worker

Work Life

As the NBA playoffs get underway, each team’s success hinges on the health of its superstars—and the quality of the short-term gig workers bolstering the roster. Take the recent play-in game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat. There was a moment during the third quarter that swung the entire game the Sixers’ way. With the Heat holding a comfortable lead, their lightning-fast guard Tyler Herro took the ball up the court, hesitating as the Sixers’ Kyle Lowry met him at the top

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