Mastodawn

The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction

* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944

* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds

* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

To improve children’s mental health, start by supporting their parents

Long-term data shows children are more likely to develop mental health issues when their parents experience financial stress and housing instability.

The Conversation

CBC Calgary 1d ago

Councillor suggests only Canadian citizens should get access to discount program for low-income Calgarians
Coun. Landon Johnston is suggesting a program that subsidizes some services for low-income earners should only be available to Canadian citizens.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/landon-johnston-fair-entry-program-9.7202450?cmp=rss

Herefordrob 1d ago

Can we stop deconstructing War IT is a crime it kills people and destroys most good things. War continues because of the sovereign state it has to end. It is up to us, its evolution. #federationearth #citizens of earth.

VeganAtheist 3d ago

#ExileTalks: #Citizens against #Censorship, #Berlin
Was versteht man unter moderner Zensur – und wie prägt sie den Alltag von Bürgern in #Hongkong, im #Iran und in der #Türkei? Darüber sprechen #Journalisten und #Aktivistinnen beim nächsten Exile Talk am 19. Mai.
https://exile.tickets.correctiv.org/censorship/

Exile Talks: Citizens against Censorship

Tue, May 19, 2026

Osna.FM 3d ago

Klaus Holetschek, the State Parliamentary Group Leader for the CSU, has cautioned the federal government against implementing the upcoming care reform in a way... https://news.osna.fm/?p=46179 | #news #burden #care #citizens #csu

CSU Warns: Care Reform Risks Dismantling Social Welfare and Placing Burden on Vulnerable Citizens - Osna.FM

CSU warns care reform undermines social state. See why Klaus Holetschek calls the proposed changes "socially cold" not modernizing, in expert analysis.

Osna.FM

blog.TO 4d ago

Here's where Canada ranks among the 100 best countries in the world
A ranking of the world's best countries has been released, and Canada placed pretty high.U.S. News and World Report revealed its 2026 Best Countries list on Thursday, which evaluates 100 nations to help citizens, business leaders and policy makers understand how each country is serving its people."We evaluate countries not just by their economic outp...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/05/canada-ranks-100-best-countries-world/

Truone 5d ago

The #andes variant of #hantavirus causes the death of several unfortunate passengers on a #cruiseship. Fair enough, #citizens shortly hold their breath and wonder how serious this could be: another #pandemic , like
#covid ? History repeats itself: at #lightspeed , #conspiracytheories pop up: it’s the #healthofficials , the #governments , the #scientists and #cocacola that are to blame. Don’t you love #humanity ?

Truone 6d ago

In the #netherlands , large groups of people are now using blunt #violence to attack housing of #asylumseekers. #Arson, #intimidation, attacks against #police, #firefighters, #medicalpersonnel. Ordinary #citizens and #Neighborhoods afraid of #escalation.
This is the price #society pays, once #YOU start voting for #rightwing parties. Stop this spiral, seek the #middleground.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2614145-schandalig-en-totaal-onacceptabel-bestuurders-kwaad-over-geweld-loosdrecht

#tuig, #Gesindel, #schorem, #RiffRaff, #insurgents #racism, #xenophobia

Schandalig en totaal onacceptabel: bestuurders kwaad over geweld Loosdrecht

Premier Jetten noemt het geweld bij een noodopvanglocatie "ronduit schandalig". Ook andere politici spreken van "onacceptabel" geweld.

Needs Fixin'May 11

The blog "This Needs Fixin'" looks at systemic problems in our society and suggests ways to address them.

Here's a randomly-selected link to a vintage post from the archive, dated 2026/05/11:

Hawaii's Doing This: “Citizens United” Is Easily Defeated

https://this.needsfixin.net/2026/05/11/hawaiis-doing-this-citizens-united-is-easily-defeated

#citizens #united #corporations #Politics #Law

Hawaii’s Doing This: “Citizens United” Is Easily Defeated – This Needs Fixin'

Law, Politics, citizens united, corporations

Gopi Adusumilli

May 11

Citizens should cooperate with PM Modi’s appeal to conserve fuel amid global crisis: NDA leaders back cautionary message #Citizens #PMModis #NDA #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2026/05/11/citizens-should-cooperate-with-pm-modis-appeal-to-conserve-fuel-amid-global-crisis-nda-leaders-back-cautionary-message/