Feb 09 Edition of the Carnival Against Child Abuse
Nancy Richards in hosting this month’s edition and has it posted over on her Heal and Forgive blog.
As always, there’s a lot of good stuff in there, I look forward to reading more!
This article makes clear that sibling sexual abuse is happening to kids all around us. It has been happening throughout history. We also know a lot about it if people are willing to listen. The article is long but well worth it to understand what the risks are, what to do when you find out about it, how to prevent it, and most importantly, understand that if you were sexually abused by a sibling, you are not alone.
A man who worked for both the BBC and Independent Television (ITV) has been jailed for his abuse of teenage girls up to 30 years ago. The Guardian has the main story here although sentencing will be announced at the beginning of March 2012, and most likely take into account time served. – CBG
“When we build a bridge of communication between our children and us they know they have our support. They know they can run to us and share the good, the difficult, and the scary things they will encounter in this life. Because we have cultivated a relationship with them that they can count on.” As…
I have listened to podcasts for years now, mostly about technology and sports. Recently, I saw an article about mental health podcasts, which probably should not have come as a surprise to me. There are plenty of mental health bloggers, so why not podcasters too? 😉 Speaking the Unspeakable: Podcasts offer listeners (and hosts) new…
At the end of last week the director of a music charity began a 30 year sentence for the abuse of at least two boys and creating child abuse images over a two year period last decade, and being arrested with more images at an airport in 2008. The evidence of one child from England contributed…
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