May’s Carnival Against Child Abuse
Kate1975 has the latest edition, and at first glance, it seems like there are a lot of entries this month! Looking forward to reading them and getting some great insight from fellow survivors.
No one should be thrown into online, or offline, society without meaningful education about things like consent, what constitutes illegal behavior, the signs of grooming and so on. It’s just setting them up for failure, and victimization. Why would we do that to anyone? Or do people with intellectual and development disabilities not deserve that same consideration?
Survivors of any kind of abuse, trauma, medical condition, life challenge, etc, we invite you to express yourself in visual art and/or spoken word at this event designed to bring the community together in mutual support. Only together can we survive. Your darkest moments may be the light to another. The event is FREE and…
“When researchers asked what did provide comfort to someone who was estranged from a close family member, people said “having someone listen” to them, “being seen as normal,” having someone telling them that they were “an okay person,” and hearing that others had similar experiences all eased the pains. But the strong underlying message is that the complexity of parents and…
Exploring Who You Really Are tags: CA Effects of Emotional Abuse on Adults tags: CA More sex abuse victims speak out in Charlotte & nationwide after Sandusky tags: CA Record number of men, boys seek help from Cleveland Rape Crisis Center after Jerry Sandusky case tags: CA Child Psychological Abuse More Insidious, As Damaging As…
My wife had the opportunity to attend some training on being trauma-informed at the university where she works. As part of the training, they shared this video about the effects trauma can have on the brain. She shared it with me and now I’m sharing it with you because I think it’s really important to understand this if you’ve experienced trauma or know someone who has. (Which is really just another way of saying, everyone.)
HRW: Child Sexual Abuse ‘Disturbingly Common’ in India tags: CA Learning to Accept Help When Living With a Mental Illness tags: CA Know the warning signs of educator sexual misconduct tags: CA Suicidal Thoughts: Know Signs and What To Do tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.