The Bishop of Limerick, Donal Murray, has resigned following the release of the Dublin Archdiocese report which we mentioned at the end of last month. That document spanned almost three decades of abuse and cover-up.
As ever, read about it at the BBC here with all other information linked in the right hand box next to the article.
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P. Luna Foundation Volunteer and Comedian Grace Fraga will be aired on 5 CBS radio stations this Sunday discussing MALE ABUSE AWARENESS WEEK, Dec. 1-8. and announcing the MAAW Big Benefit Concert Event in Los Angeles on December 1st. (see help4guys.orgfor more info) The show will broadcast live on 106.7 KROQ-FM from 6:00 AM –…
It’s not directly child abuse-related but one story that stuck around during the start of the year is that of homeless man Billy Ray Harris who returned an engagement ring to someone that placed it in his cup by mistake when giving change. It’s an understatement to say that the story became a worldwide phenomenon…
So, dear readers. rather than assuming mental health apps don’t work because I haven’t done a good job of using them and letting them help me, let’s have a conversation about what mental health apps have, or haven’t, worked for you, and why. I’m curious to know what the crowd has to say, and what advice you would give others.
“Fewer men than women are formally diagnosed with depression, and in Western countries, rates of male depression are half that of females. Experts suggest that the lower reported rates of men’s depression are due, in part, to men’s reluctance to express concerns about their mental health and reticence to seek professional mental health care services…
Sadly, I think Erica is right about this. I too take part in a lot of raising awareness, online and off, and I’m glad to see some of those campaigns go viral and really help people feel less alone in their struggles, but we have to also come to grips with what changing our society…
As the article explains, we feel empathy for people who are most like us. Children and other victims may not look like us as much as the abuser does. We might even know the abuser and not know the victim. The mentally lazy thing is to let our familiarity with the accused abuser blind us to the reality of what is happening. The way to get out of that is to focus on the humanity of the victim just as much. When you have empathy for everyone, regardless of whether they are like you or not, you can react to the situation in front of you instead of your bias about the people involved.
Everyone deserves that. No matter how different they may be from us.
