"In 2024, immediately before the last presidential election, the American Psychiatric Association found that 1 in 5 people reported broken family relationships because of politics. Twenty percent of the population — which makes for tens of millions of people (roughly 50 million, counting only the population of American adults)."

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"I am one of the many thousands with broken families because of Donald Trump. Sometimes, Trump’s supporters talk of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome.' Honestly, I’m more interested in 'Trump Estrangement Syndrome.'

I suspect it’s an epidemic."

~ Diana Butler Bass

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Sunday Musings

Division and the Dysfunctional Family

The Cottage

Over one-third of Australia's homeless people are under 25 years of age. Just let the enormity of that sink in. Organisations that help homeless people think that governments should step up to improve support for these people.
#homeless #FamilyBreakdown

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-15/youth-homelessness-in-victoria-home-time/103587862

Homelessness organisations launch new campaign demanding federal government action

A coalition of almost 100 homelessness services is launching a new campaign demanding the federal government address the growing crisis.

ABC News
Unveiling the true causes of the opioid crisis: Beyond medical factors #shorts

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