The Irish version of the Sunday Independent, which is a different newspaper to the British version, published an editorial yesterday questioning the effectiveness of the recent resignation of several Catholic Bishops.
Read it here.
– CBG
I’ve written before about the ACE studies and surveys, and if you’ve read those you know that I think everything about ACE scores needs to be taken with a grain of salt. However, until my wife shared this news article from her alma mater I had not noticed that the question about childhood sexual abuse is somewhat more specific than it should be. Apparently, Robyn Dolson noticed it too, and decided to use her thesis work investigating why, and how it impacts the results. In short, the question about sexual abuse refers to being abused by an adult or someone 5 years or older than you.
As many of us can attest, that leaves out quite a few survivors who were abused by someone in their peer, or a slightly older, group, which happens quite frequently.
CNN broke a story today about a doctor arrested for abusing 102 girls and a boy on his patient lists. The video report is here and being a new story, we’re not sure how much of it will remain online so catch it quickly. It’s more shocking that one single disclosure after a decade was…
Even just the headline made me think of those days when I was in my 20s, dealing with the trauma and shame of my childhood and the major depression that I was not getting proper treatment for. I didn’t take care of myself. I didn’t even meet the basic needs of sleep, food, etc., because, in my mind, I wasn’t worth it. I didn’t deserve to live a healthy, content life. It wasn’t that I didn’t understand what self-care was or why it was necessary; I lacked a belief that I deserved it.Â
Central London Police station New Scotland Yard published a 30 page report into Jimmy Savile’s reign of Child Sexual abuse and grooming today, in conjunction with the NSPCC which is measured at between 40 and 50 years, the victim count has risen to 600 without an upper limit and there were at least ten more hospitals where he…
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
