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The Pathways Puberty Blocker Trial in England – What We Already Know About Puberty Blockers and Why This Trial in Unethical

The Cass Review also recommended a follow up to the 2000 children already prescribed puberty blockers through GIDS in England since 2014: There was no long-term follow up of the health outcomes for these children who will now be young adults. We still don’t have this data and my view is that it would be unethical to give these drugs to more children when we have limited information about the long term affects of their use.

Children & Youth

Emma D.

Jan 2410 min read

Social Transition Isn't Harmless - Taking a Developmental Perspective

Social transitioning, changing a child’s name, pronouns, and social role to reflect a cross sex identity, is often presented as a neutral or reversible act. Developmental evidence suggests otherwise.

Children & Youth

EBSWA

Jan 242 min read

FILIA WORKSHOP - Feminism and Social Work - Are They Compatible?

Jane Fenton Professor of Social Work at the University of Dundee presented on two key areas of her research. Firstly, with 400 Gen Z female students at the University of Dundee. This research uncovered shockingly low levels of well-being and a very negative and oppressed mindset within this sample of young women:

Evidence

EBSWA

Jan 95 min read