The 20 year old man admitted his guilt in court in Birmingham, England. Since testimony will not be needed, he will be sentenced at the end of July. The BBC has the general summary below in the meantime;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13683387
– CBG
“Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, particularly among armed commanders who dominate much of the rural landscape and can bully the population. The practice is called bacha bazi, literally “boy play,” and American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to intervene — in some cases, not even when…
I don’t claim to have all of the answers to the challenge of suicide prevention, but the basics are relatively straightforward. This research into teenagers shows us precisely what keeps people alive:
Despite high suicide risk, most teens can identify reasons to live, from family bonds to small future dreams – offering hope for prevention.
Anne Wheaton, yes Wil’s wife, has written an insightful piece about dealing with a loved one’s depression. What I like about it is the honesty she shows in talking about what chemical depression can look like to a spouse. It doesn’t often look like depression, it looks like anger and frustration, etc. Depression symptoms are…
I think this is interesting. Of course, access to a park or walkable neighborhoods would lead to better mental health outcomes. At least that is what we’d expect. But for some young people, when that park or neighborhood isn’t safe, it might turn into yet another place to be hyperalert and anxious about.
The Deputy Children’s Minister has presented the sections of the report guaranteed to give her maximum exposure in the newspaper backing her campaign. The full report is due in September. We’ll comment further on this whenever the presentations are shown on the BBC’s Parliament channel to get the full context; for now the Daily Mail’s take on…
Chosen is a piece-to-camera, spoken-word documentary about three boys abused at a prep school, which was won a BAFTA award the following year. The former headmaster at the school from 1959 to 1970 has been convicted of child abuse during the timeline discussed in the film. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg isn’t well liked…
