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Daily Telegraph
17 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Telegraph
‘Don't want to do it': Jason King's commitment after daughter Jordan Liberty's suicide death
Don't miss out on the headlines from Health. Followed categories will be added to My News. Jason King would give anything to have those difficult, awkward conversations with his daughter. Even the toughest talk is easier than facing the silence of her death. Mr King lost his daughter Jordan Liberty to suicide and while he would prefer to keep his grief to himself, he knows talking about it can save others. Within hours of posting on social media about his plan to make a documentary honouring Jordan, Mr King received a very special message. 'It was from a young person who saw my post just at the right time,' he told 'That person was about to go off social media, delete accounts, preparing for the end but seeing the post stopped it. 'Knowing it has already helped one person is motivating, as hard as it is for me. I really don't want to do it but the more we talk about it, the more we can make change.' Jordan Liberty died by suicide. Now her dad Jason King is making a documentary about it to help others. Mr King said there are so many things he wishes he could go back and say to 18-year-old Jordan. 'I would say I love you, I miss you every day. I'm doing this for you. I'm making this film because your life mattered,' he said. 'I want others to feel the love you couldn't always feel for yourself. You couldn't stay but your story can still help others.' He wishes he could say 'tomorrow will be better' but he knows Jordan must have had many of those better tomorrows, just not enough to keep her alive. The documentary will explore Jordan's journal notes, her friendships, her trials and triumphs. 'The doco is inspired by a desire to find out more about who she was, unpack what happened to her and really focus on how we can find joy and hope in the aftermath of something like this,' said her grieving dad who has learnt to be kind to himself. Jordan was 18. Jordan's dad's documentary will focus on 'who she was'. 'That has meant being sober for the last 18 months,' he said. 'Like so many Australians, especially blokes, I self-medicated in unhealthy ways to try to get through hard times. This increased as I grieved Jordan, and I realised that if I was going to honour her life, make it count, I needed to get real about howI was turning up in my own life. 'The difference has been profound. By being more present and having a better relationship with myself, it has improved all my other relationships, including with my two other children now aged 12 and 15, and the one I now have with Jordan's memory and how I deal with the ongoing grief. It's made the difficult talks I still have to have so much easier.' New research by News Corp's Growth Distillery with Medibank found two thirds of 18- to 30-year-olds say they would find it hard to tell their parents or older close family members that they are struggling with mental wellbeing. For that age group, parents are the number one relationship that they wish they could talk to more, with almost half saying so. Half of all parents of 16- to 30-year-olds said they would find it hard to tell their children they were having challenges or struggling with mental wellbeing. Jason King is making a documentary to help other parents and vulnerable young people. Picture: Adam Edwards He will make sure Jordan's death was not in vain. Mr King says for people living in regional Australia, the problems seem to be amplified. 'Being in a remote area or small town when we lose someone, particularly a young person, it can impact the whole community,' he said. Mr King wants other parents and young people to know it's never too late. He will make sure Jordan's death is not in vain. To support the Jordan Liberty Project visit Originally published as 'Don't want to do it': Jason King's commitment after daughter Jordan Liberty's suicide death
CBC
2 days ago
- Health
- CBC
'She's my hero': Young girl saves grandmother from stroke twice
It was like any other day on the farm, but within minutes, the ordinary turned life-changing. Meaka Star's quick recognition of a stroke may have saved her grandmother Marleen Conacher's life. They're sharing their story this June, Stroke Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the signs of stroke and the importance of acting fast. "She saved my life, or saved me at least from a life of maybe a wheelchair or not being able to talk, with her fast actions. She saved me and she'll always be my hero," Marleen said. Marleen was spending time with her two granddaughters in July 2021. The plan was simple: dinner, a movie and a relaxing night. Meaka, who was 10 years old at the time, noticed something was off. Her grandmother's voice had disappeared and her face was drooping. Then she collapsed. "I called dad and told him what was happening. So he told me to call 911," Meaka said in an interview on CBC's Saskatoon Morning. Her quick thinking got Marleen to the hospital just in time. Then it happened again six days later. Marleen, who was recovering from the last stroke, couldn't open a pill bottle. Meaka spotted the signs immediately. "I knew exactly what was happening again. So I called Dad. He told me to do the same thing, call 911. So I did. And then my Auntie Lori came and took Mama to the hospital," she said "They were really proud of me and really surprised that a 10-year-old did that." Meaka received a Hero Award at school. Marleen said her granddaughter is her hero. The FAST method for recognizing a stroke FAST (face, arms, speech, time) is an acronym for steps to take to assess whether someone is having a stroke. Face: Is their face drooping? Arms: Can they lift both of their arms? Speech: It it slurred or gone? Time: It's of the essence. If you think they could be having a stroke, call 911 right away. Another close call Carmi Levy, 46, is a stroke survivor. He's also a journalist and technology writer for CBC. He lives in London, Ont. He now uses his media voice to raise awareness about strokes. He said his main message during Stroke Awareness Month is to take symptoms seriously and seek care immediately. Levy was feeling fit and out for a bike ride in the summer of 2013 when a simple turning of his head tore an artery in his neck. Hours later while barbecuing for his family, he collapsed. "Thankfully my my wife had seen what happened. She saw me collapse, came out from inside the house," he said on CBC's Saskatchewan Weekend. "While I thought I had simply fainted, very quickly I realized I couldn't answer her questions. I couldn't speak." He also realized he couldn't get up and the right side of his body was paralyzed. His wife, a teacher, was trained in the FAST protocol as part of her school's first aid training. She noticed the signs and called 911 immediately. "When you have a stroke, it is essentially cutting off blood supply to your brain. Your brain cells die. The longer this takes, the more brain cells you lose and they don't grow back," he said. He said he was glad that he got the care he needed within the "window of opportunity." Levy said he's recovered, but his sense of balance is still a bit off sometimes as he leans against walls. "When I'm on the bike, I don't feel it at all. And the faster I go, the better it feels," he said. "I will always happily head to the same area where this happened, almost as a way of telling the universe, not my time yet."
CTV News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
More injuries due to off-road vehicle use in Manitoba: MPI
Manitoba Public Insurance is warning Manitobans about the dangers of off-road vehicles and the importance of safety. Taylor Brock reports.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Godstone man's epic cycle ride after wife dies from sepsis
The husband of a woman who died from septic shock is to cycle the length of Britain in her Channevy Walsh, from Banstead in Surrey, died in September last year having recently undergone husband, Ben Chavveny Walsh, her brother-in-law, and a group of friends will set off from Lands End on Saturday and hope to reach John O'Groats on 6 team has already raised more than £27,000, which will be donated to the UK Sepsis Trust and Versus Arthritis. Sepsis is when a person's immune system "overreacts" to an infection and starts to damage the body's own tissues and organs, according to the affects roughly 245,000 people in the UK each year and leads to 48,000 deaths. Ben, Anne's husband, says: "To do this in Anne's honour, to remember her, doing something positive in such a terrible situation and to raise money for charities she either worked for or which raises awareness of the condition that took her life, I feel Anne would be proud of us and something she would have done if the roles were reversed." Help prevent tragedy Anne's sister, Veronique Channevy, said she was unaware of what sepsis was before her sister died from the condition."It's hard to believe that five people die in the UK every hour from the illness yet there is so little awareness," she said."With this in mind, we wanted to do something to raise awareness so that the same tragedy could be prevented for other families."The NHS states that adults experiencing the following symptoms should call 999 or go to A&E:acting confused, slurred speech or not making senseblue, grey, pale or blotchy skin, lips or tongue. These symptoms may be easier to see on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet on people with brown or black skina rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over itdifficulty breathing, breathlessness or breathing very fast
Fast Company
2 days ago
- Fast Company
4 steps CEOs can take to stop exploitation in their business
Human trafficking and exploitation are closer than many realize. In a recent UC Irvine study —'Americans' Perceptions of Human Trafficking in the United States'—86.2% of respondents said they strongly agree that human trafficking is a global problem, but just 36.3% strongly agree that it's a problem in their own state. Of course, trafficking is a problem in every state. It happens in cities, suburbs, and rural areas. It happens in your office, in your supply chain, and on websites you use every day. Nowhere is immune. This is a blind spot for the public and business leaders, and one that can put your employees at risk and expose your organization to serious liability. When you imagine trafficking to be a problem elsewhere or that Hollywood tropes reflect reality, you can overlook the systemic nature of exploitation. Only by understanding the truth behind common misconceptions can business leaders take steps to root it out. THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING Many people think trafficking always involves kidnapping—51% of people surveyed said 'targeted kidnapping/abduction' was one of the top five ways victims are recruited or lured into human trafficking situations. More often, traffickers use fraud or coercion, building trust with their victims and exploiting vulnerabilities like poverty and social isolation. Another misconception is that trafficking always involves movement across borders. It can, but many victims of exploitation never leave their community or even their home. We're seeing more of these cases as systematic, organized, tech-facilitated exploitation gives traffickers new ways to feed on existing vulnerabilities. Social media, dating apps, and other online platforms offer traffickers new sources to groom victims with promises of work or romance, only to coerce them into forced labor or commercial sex. Fraudulent job ads lure the economically vulnerable into forced labor. Relationships born online can transform through coercion into exploitation monetized on platforms like OnlyFans. Online sextortion is a growing problem, and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) continues to proliferate. Online scams, often dismissed as bot comments, are often staffed by thousands of victims exploited by criminal syndicates. Even content moderation, often carried out in Africa and Asia, can be exploitative, exposing victims to traumatizing imagery, often for little more than a fast food lunch in compensation. Misconceptions about where and how trafficking happens allow exploitation to flourish as the public and business leaders focus their attention elsewhere. HOW MISCONCEPTIONS CAN COST YOUR BUSINESS When you're looking in the wrong places for exploitation—or not looking at all—your company faces reputational and financial risks. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, as well as various state laws, can create civil and criminal exposure. Just this year, a group of Indonesian fishermen sued Bumble Bee Foods under the TVPRA, alleging the company 'knowingly benefited' from forced labor in its supply chain. In another recent incident, at least four parts suppliers for Hyundai and Kia in Alabama were employing children as young as 12 to operate machinery, leading to investigations, fines, and lawsuits. The company claimed ignorance, but that didn't slow the consequences or headlines. Italian prosecutors placed Dior's manufacturing arm under administration after a subcontractor—which had passed multiple audits—was found to be a front for another company that exploited undocumented workers. These are just a few examples from the past few years, and only what has been uncovered. Companies that accept the myths about exploitation, content to let their business run in ignorance of how their supply chain operates, are not only tacitly supporting exploitation but inviting a wave of legal, government, and public blowback. 4 STEPS EVERY BUSINESS LEADER SHOULD TAKE RIGHT NOW TO PREVENT EXPLOITATION 1. Scrutinize Your Supply Chain As Dior found out, cursory audits won't cut it. Map your entire supply chain to identify high-risk areas. Don't stop with direct suppliers—look into subcontractors and subsuppliers, too. Implement unannounced inspections. Interview individual workers confidentially. Only by holding your supply chain to the highest standards and most transparent practices can you be confident that it's free of exploitation. 2. Embrace New Technology Like AI Prioritize piloting new technology as a way to increase your competitiveness and advance your business, but also to better abide by your ethics. AI tools, for example, can clarify the origin of product parts and raw materials in your supply chain and better identify signs of forced labor. Even companies with clean supplier audits have used these types of AI tools to spot vendors exploiting workers. 3. Create Reporting Systems Anonymous reporting mechanisms, available 24/7 and in multiple languages, encourage employees to report suspected exploitation without fear of retribution. Kymera International, for example, requires all employees to report trafficking in any part of the company's business or supply chains, and offers several ways to do so, including an anonymous tip line. Johnson & Johnson has its ' Our Credo Integrity Line,' which is operated by a third party and allows for confidential reporting. 4. Partner With And Support Survivor-Centered Organizations The most effective way to address misconceptions around trafficking is through survivor-led education and storytelling that highlights the individual experiences of survivors that go beyond common public perceptions. Firsthand accounts show the complexities of trafficking and dispel harmful stereotypes that often overshadow the realities of exploitation. By partnering with these organizations, you can help spread these stories and help your team recognize the red flags of exploitation through awareness training that highlights survivors' diverse backgrounds and experiences. BETTER AWARENESS MEANS BETTER LEADERSHIP Unfortunately, trafficking is not a distant problem. It starts in our communities, our workplaces, and across tech platforms. It persists because traffickers exploit their victims' vulnerabilities, survivors lack support, and too many still believe the myths that mask reality. Business leaders have the unique power to disrupt the networks of exploitation by taking measures across their operations and supply chains. By correcting myths and grounding policies and efforts in survivors' stories, we can better support survivors and prevent exploitation wherever it occurs.
