I’ve recently added a couple of new links to the blogroll, and thought it would also help if I mentioned them here as well, so that you could go visit and welcome these new survivor-bloggers.
First was Seething Consequence, a poetry blog, and then secondly was Living With Child Abuse, which is gathering up great information and resources, as well as sharing Tara’s story.
Hope both of you keep up the good work!
Crossing the Line: Violence And Sexual Assault in Canada’s National Sport (hereafter known as CTL) was the commentary on Canadian Hockey referenced in Sheldon Kennedy’s Book Why I Didn’t Say Anything (WIDSA), so we decided to check it out from an Amazon marketplace/Zshop seller. It’s a thoroughly researched look at the sport in the 1990s…
Well, while we’ve all got some extra time on our hands, and could probably use a bit of help with anxiety, you may be thinking about finding a good book, so here are some recommendations from calmsage.com. Have you read any of these? Have your own recommendation? https://www.calmsage.com/best-self-help-books-for-depression-and-anxiety/
Toysoldier has reported on the charging of an ex-cheerleader that followed a junior highschooler to a bathroom to molest him. His consistently in-depth reporting on the case is here and shows that whilst it’s not called Child Abuse Awareness And Prevention Month anymore, children remain the primary victims that can’t just go and get therapy tomorrow, they…
We’re All in This Together: Facing the Coronavirus Crisis Coronavirus and Mental Health: Taking Care of Ourselves During Infectious Disease Outbreaks Mental Health Awareness Means Talking About All Types of Mental Illness The Many Forms of Mental Illness Discrimination Watch Five Tips On How To Report Child Abuse Olympic champion, MMA fighter, sexual abuse survivor…
You should read the whole article, Dr. Jeglic does a good job describing the issue, what we do know about female perpetrators and what we don’t know. Mostly we don’t know because of this: “When most people envision a sex offender, they do not picture a woman. While the majority of sex offenders are indeed…
Of course, he’s right. What he sees in the UK is the same thing I see from my “much less qualified but simply paying attention” seat in the US, and I’m sure many of you see where you live as well. Our current mental health resources are designed to help “fix” something wrong with us. I can’t say they even do that well, but at least that is the plan, and that plan makes sense for many mental health struggles.
It is only part of the picture, though. In all seriousness, how would the 6-8 therapist sessions a good insurance plan covers help someone escaping domestic abuse or trying to feed a family on a minimum wage job? How is the teenager being abused at home, bullied at school, and overwhelmed by the bleakness of what the world might look like when they are an adult supposed to find hope in one crisis text line conversation?
How will we provide hope and connection to people without first understanding their world and how they navigate it every day?
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