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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Uses of medical marijuana soon may include PTSD

Pacific Standard Time — Friday, April 19, 2013

Uses of medical marijuana soon may include PTSD

The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow people with post-traumatic stress disorder to get medical marijuana cards, but not all lawmakers were sold on the idea. Senate Bill 281, which passed on a 19-11 vote, is now headed to the House. The ...

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Killing of Indigenous Boy Suggests Racist Violence is Alive and Well in Australia

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

... racism since Australia's colonisation in the late 18th century. The Latest Incident. Aboriginal teenager Cassius Turvey was the victim of a brutal ... View article...

Left behind by politicians

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

Inequality is the elephant in the room. It is behind every major debate issue: tariffs, national security, public safety, affordability, and climate ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

What is astonishing, though, is the scarcity of empirical data that could help us better understand the extent to which class inequality affects ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

When used as an abbreviation, DEI's role in tackling racism and bias becomes susceptible to political manipulation and dismantling. View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

The government's ongoing neglect of public education is intensifying social inequality , experts have warned. ... inequalities and widening the gap ... View article...

Parents Object to LGBTQ Books

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

... LGBTQ themed books in an elementary school curriculum. Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law ... View article...

Systemic failings and racism uncovered at Wales' largest hospital, review finds

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 08, 2025

Incidents of theft, drug taking and racism have been reported at Wales' largest hospital, a report has found. A review of the operating theatres ... View article...

A basic income support grant can address extreme poverty and inequality in South Africa

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 05, 2025

Economic modelling suggests that a basic income grant for all individuals aged between 18 and 59 could significantly reduce poverty and inequality ... View article...

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'Urgent disruption' in housing policy required to secure Scotland's economic future

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

... University of Glasgow, has called for bold action on housing to secure long-term economic growth and reduce inequality across Scotland. View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

... LGBT community as much as it is for anyone else, but sometimes that is ... LGBT communities. “I know that domestic abuse services and the way ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

... LGBT equity movements are so interconnected,” Smith said. “The attacks on gender-affirming care, the attacks on LGBT rights are about bodily ... View article...

Growing reliance on family support 'risks deepening inequality' in housing market

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

Growing reliance on family support 'risks deepening inequality ' in housing market View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

A major study finds teens with abdominal obesity have enlarged brain areas linked to learning and emotion, raising concerns that excess weight and inequality may disrupt cognitive development and raise long-term dementia risk. View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

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Piecemeal policies for Scotland's housing crisis don't cut it

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

An ageing population, persistent regional inequality , and mounting climate pressures mean that continuing with business-as-usual approaches will only ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 12, 2025

Nearly 67 percent of these people were living in Sub- Saharan Africa. To tackle these signifi cant issues of poverty and inequality , it is essential ... View article...

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