Harm reduction

The goal of Social Justice is to develop the ability of people to realize their potential in the society in which they live and to enable them to lead fulfilling lives and be active contributors to their community.[5] Poverty reduction means creating conditions which enable all members of our community to develop their talents and abilities, actively participate in economic and social life, and enjoy a good standard of living on a sustainable basis.[4] The concept of health equity…

permissible as long as no direct harm is done to others. Whether it be because of privacy, Utilitarianism, Mill’s Harm Principle, or just freedom in general, people have the liberty to fulfill their life to the standard they…

Although Kenya obtained its independence more than 50 years ago, it is still categorized as one of the underdeveloped countries. One of its most important problems is poverty; According to Nathaniel O. Agola in Poverty: Environmental link, more than half of its citizens are under the poverty line, living on 3 Dollars daily (Agola, 2014). Therefore, the poverty in Kenya is of great disturbance and requires special review, even on academic levels. The focus of my paper will be on the consequence…

Kemiskinan BAPPENAS (2005) that the problem of poverty resulting in limitations of food quality, limitation of access and low quality of health care, limitations access and low quality education services, limitations obtain kesempatankerjadan trying, limitations on access to water supply and sanitation, weak certainty of ownership and tenure of land, worsening condition of natural resources and life environment, weak security guarantee, and weak participation. Role Theory Role Theory describes…

The trauma those who self-harm are expressing can be anything from physical or sexual abuse, loss of a loved one, or even the breakup of a relationship (Trepal, et al., 2007). Self-harm is then sometimes adopted as a way of announcing these traumatic experiences to others. However, alternatively for others it is a popular way to gain attention from their peers. One report found that a number of girls at one middles school used self-mutilation as a way to receive attention from boys who they…

considered self- harm at some point. (www.medicaldaily.com, 2015)” Also they stated “In England they found that 25% of adolescents who self-harm reported feelings of suicide during their most recent injury.” (www.medicaldaily.com, 2015) Cyber bulling can make kids do self harm and when people find out about it they talk about that person even more and it makes them cut themselves even more. This is a true story about a girl name Chloe from the young age 12 till she was 17 she did self harm. When…

suicide the tenth leading cause of death amongst us. Every 12.8 minutes someone died by suicide. However, although there is no record for suicide attempts, hospitals keep a record of those who are admitted for self-harm. In 2013, there were 494,169 people who visited the hospital due to self-harm behavior. I think the best way to help everyone know more about suicide and to help prevent it is to learn the warning signs. When someone talks about killing themselves, having no reason to live,…

Depression is a mental disorder characterized by prolonged periods of sadness, low self-esteem and lack of interest in things around one who has it. Struggling with identity issues and depression, consequently results in problems for the one who has it as well as others. In the last decade, depression has affected mostly young people. Several studies were implemented in young students of elementary school in order to determine whether depression affects women and men equally ( Romilda , Silvana…

Through the Stand Your Ground Law hundreds of criminals walk away from murder with no sentencing or punishment. Due to its many flaws a murder can walk free. Abused by most people, the law allows for someone to kill in cold blood and simply plead self-defense. The Stand Your Ground Law could have been beneficial in many cases but the constant use of abuse to avoid incarceration is appalling. A law intended to protect our rights and property was written so poorly that it could be twisted in the…

been deemed “reasonably necessary” to prevent assault or injury. However, as the present case involves an intended use of defensive force to cause serious harm or death, the application of s 271(1) must be excluded. Section 271(2) of The Code outlines Self-defence against unprovoked assault where the force used results in death or grievous bodily harm. It…