American Catholic Church Commentary
Charlie Mangiardi of student newspaper The Heights has published an opinion piece on the Catholic Church, both in general and taking a look at the handling of some abuse scandals out of many. View it here.
– CBG
Charlie Mangiardi of student newspaper The Heights has published an opinion piece on the Catholic Church, both in general and taking a look at the handling of some abuse scandals out of many. View it here.
– CBG
Responding to sibling sexual abuse: What to do and why Lots of good information here, especially because, in my experience, I do not think many parents would react this way. It’s too difficult to react emotionally, one way or another, and not do what’s best for all of your children. Were you sexually abused by…
This is the world we live in. Not one where teens would be fine if only they didn’t have social media, but one where teens take to social media to get information about mental health and other issues that they can’t talk to anyone else about. Getting rid of social media for minors will leave a void similar to the one I had growing up, where no one I knew talked about abuse or mental health issues, so I assumed I was the only one dealing with it.
That’s not a better world. I think a world where minors can access information provided by advocates who educate themselves about the facts and share their own lived experiences is invaluable. That’s what following these accounts can provide.
Put it this way, I have not put the usual spoiler warning on this episode. That’s not just because it’s the last season to American viewers and we’ve only just watched it this week in the UK. Any charming family scene in a show like CSI/Miami only serves to make the episode predictable. It’s not…
“Community misconceptions can lead to the vilification of parents as being inattentive or not adequately protective, based on the idea that attentive parents will instinctively detect grooming and know their child is in danger.” “In reality, it is difficult for people to process relevant information and reach accurate conclusions at the time of the…
“I learned something along my now 32 year journey as a survivor. For 27 years, I feared change. I believed the world owed me. I was angry. I couldn’t see past the error of my existence. In five years, my life changed when I admitted to myself; I was a survivor. I speak with people…
Just for the balance of showing it’s not just America that has fundamentalist pressure groups, The Guardian carried an article in its Saturday 23rd June paper regarding a UK pressure group that think Gay Marriage will lead to incest, a great way to trivialise child abuse in general even further than wasting two years on a…
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