Internet may help seniors avoid depression
But what's the most effective way for older people to use the Internet to reach out to others? The study doesn't shed light on that question since the surveys didn't ask how participants used the Internet. It's not clear whether email — or using … Read more on MyFox Austin
Around Town: April 25, 2014
Preschool storytime has grown so large it can now be found 10:30 to 11 am Wednesdays in the early childhood community room 143 at Westview Elementary School. … Model Community Employment Project helps people with disabilities or barriers acquire … Read more on Powell River Peak
Avatar Sweetie exposes sex predators
Adobe Systems' Photoshop helps identify victims with tools that sharpen pictures to unearth clues. Google blocks search terms related to child … Victims, often found in chatrooms and on social networks, are becoming younger and the abuse more violent … Read more on The Age
GEM Special Report: An alarming increase in the use of Foodbanks
This growing frontline, emergency-food service has been much maligned since the first bank was opened in a Salisbury garden shed and garage in 2000, with one leading politician claiming recently that users were largely those who “were not best able to … Read more on Glamorgan Gem
Siblings affected by their brother/sisters addiction — Sibling Support Australia’s first program for siblings affected by their brother or sisters ALCOHOL/DRUG use. Sibling Support provides siblings with free inf…