The Guardian is running a blog series on American prisons. The most recent entry tackled prison rape in private facilities and discussed one ex-con’s fight for full disclosure on sexual assault statistics using his minority shareholding. That article is here and the link for the whole series to date is here.
It’s a common complaint when reviewing TV portrayals of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault, that they are not realistic in terms of procedure or the emotional impact on victims. The makers of Private Practice took steps to get it right by teaming up with RAINN for a story about a soldier being raped. The article about that is on the RAINN site here.
- CBG
The Globe and Mail printed another excellent article which we’d rather you read as opposed to getting lost on the Diigo roll. There’s also another good discussion in the comments. You can read it here along with three related articles.
- CBG
Male Rape and Child Abuse charity Survivors UK launched a new ad campaign at the start of the week, mounting large posters on London’s Underground subway system and also at the city’s busiest train station Clapham Junction. The Daily Mail and New York Daily News have the story here and here.
Hopefully the money spent on this campaign will not impact the organisation’s ability to run individual and group therapy on a more routine basis. However, as well as the Six Nations Championship, it will represent the UK’s general buildup to Child Abuse Awareness Month in the US in April. Although not officially recognised in Britain there have been many general TV programmes in support of the American spring initiative over the past two years. Hopefully the international TV support will continue this year as well.
- CBG
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
The Guardian’s Sunday Stablemate, The Observer, also contributed an article last weekend regarding teen girl gang members. You can read it here and Click on The Guardian’s “Society” Tab and Choose ”Youth Justice” followed by “Gangs” to read everything in the series.
- CBG
Following on from the BBC’s report into the abuse of teenage girls in modern English street gangs, The Guardian has followed up in print on the subject. The article is here.
- CBG
Child Abuse Survivor
