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Showing 1 to 20 of 1675 for “"Harm."”.
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Harm and risks of harm
… literature: (1) what does it mean to suffer harm, and (2) do those exposed to a risk of harm suffer harm solely in virtue of that exposure. Part 1 of the thesis provides an answer to the first question. Specifically, in Section 1 of Part 1, I argue that the appropriate baseline for …
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Navigating Harm Reduction
… First transitional shelter in San Francisco, CA. Harm reduction is widely utilized within the Housing First model. Harm reduction uses multiple practical interventions as an approach to reduce the negative consequences linked to substance use. A thorough investigation of harm reduction best …
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An Ye Harm None
In this novel, Kestrel, a Wiccan woman whose mundane name is Karen, is searching for home and love after growing up in a rootless military family. She begins to find acceptance in Reno's pagan community and in local volunteer activities. Kes becomes friends with Becky, an evangelical Christian new …
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Governing harm: the politics of survival in the era of harm reduction in India
… aimed to understand the policy context of the harm reduction paradigm in New Delhi, India and detail its implications for drug users on the ground. In order to do so, my research posed two key questions. How are the state, NGOs and international organizations interact, negotiate and construct …
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Iatrogenic Harm : Redress and the NHS
… and NHS complaints procedures redress ‘harm’ suffered by patients through treatment under the NHS. I argue that patients’ entitlement to redress within the NHS is founded on corrective justice principles, requiring one who harms another without justification to indemnify the individual …
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Cue reactivity to self-harm cues: the development of a systematic treatment intervention for deliberate self-harm
… awareness of the prevalence of deliberate self-harm (DSH) although the phenomenon is still poorly understood. Those who self-harm often have a poor long-term prognosis, yet systematic focused treatment interventions are scarce. DSH appears to share fundamental characteristics with addictive …
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Poverty, structural violence, and harm in Ontario
… in poverty in Ontario through the lens of social harm and structural violence. This research revealed that the experience of poverty is characterized by material hardship, chronic stress, poor physical and mental health, inadequate and unsafe living conditions, hunger, social exclusion, and …
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Do no harm: decolonising Aboriginal health research
This thesis addresses the question: Why has health research not improved Aboriginal health? Exploring this question from an Indigenous perspective required the development of a methodological approach that I personally undertook as a journey, as both a participant and researcher. This methodology …
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Gambling related harm: screening and early prevention
… problems such as substance use, gambling-related harm is generally poorly understood, and there is a meaningful lack of previsions to address it outside of responsible gambling strategies which have been shown to be inadequate.<br/><br/>Study 1, 2 and 3 (Chapter 2) aimed to examine the current …
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Plenty of harm in God : a novella
Plenty of Harm in God explores the themes of rescue, escape, madness and hope. It is a story about the damage people inflict on themselves and each other, and the things we do to make survival possible. When the narrative opens, Clare, the protagonist, twenty years old and pregnant, is about to …
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Three essays on contracts and social harm
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1993.
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Minimizing harm : three problems in moral theory
Chapter 1 (Distance and Morality): This chapter is a response toFrances Kamm's "Faminine Ethics: the Problem of Distance in Morality and Singer's Ethical Theory". I argue that Kamm fails to produce a pair of cases in which a moral difference is present that is not attributable to factors other than …
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What do adolescent natal males choose to tell us about self-harm: a thematic analysis of self-harm vlogs
Self-harm has been described as a national health crisis amongst young people in the United Kingdom. It has become an area of growing interest in response to reports of increasing prevalence. Despite evidence that the behaviour is not solely restricted to females, the study of self-harm has been …
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Harm Reduction of Unsafe Abortion in Latin America
… discuss how Socorristas en Red has decreased the harm of unsafe abortion in Argentina by providing women seeking illegal abortions with information on misoprostol as a safer alternative.
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Deliberate self-harm in adolescence : parenting and stigma
… of parenting a young person that engages in self-harm is reviewed and critically evaluated. It aims to present an understanding of parents' perceptions of self-harm, how it impacts themselves and others and the support available.Part two is an empirical paper which used qualitative methodologies …
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Exploring Strategies to Prevent Harm from Web Search
… and society, has also opened the door to many harms, such as echo chambers, loss of privacy and exposure to misinformation. Members of the information retrieval (IR) community now recognize the dangers of the search technologies commonplace in our daily lives. The upshot of this recognition are …
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'The inner scar.' Women's experience of self-harm
… United Kingdom have shown higher rates of self-harm compared to their white counterparts and Asian men. However, only a few studies have attempted to use in-depth exploration on an individual level to understand the reasons behind this. The empirical study aimed to explore the subjective …
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Participant Generated Outcomes of Two Harm Reduction Programs
"Born of the desire to prevent the spread of HIV, harm reduction emerges as a new treatment model for drug and alcohol abuse. Of significance is its emphasis on treating users ""where they are"" and low-threshold requirements for treatment, contrasting with the abstinence requirement of the …
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The impact of assessment on repeat deliberate self-harm
Deliberate self-harm is a pervasive issue that is the topic of worldwide clinical and research focus. Among the extensive research findings two salient issues emerge that provide the foundation for this study. The first is that a deliberate self-harm attempt is a significant risk factor for future …
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