Tag: mental health
Not just another number – maintaining humanity and identity in detention | Ilvija Pūce
What happens with a human in detention, removed of their freedom and former identity? How is it that people who were among ‘us’ suddenly become ‘them’, as if they are something alien? And how do these terms prevent us from...
The dangers of foregoing emotional due diligence | Aleksander Tõnnisson
No matter how rational we may try to be, emotions and feelings lie behind every decision we make. In today’s world of analytics and data-driven decision-making, however, we often fail to take into account the impact our feelings have on...
What brain development teaches us about the future of our societies | Ņikita Bezborodovs
The biological development of the brain shows that children’s brains are much more malleable and open to change earlier on in life. This phenomenon of brain plasticity makes children able to adapt to the challenges of the environment they grow...