8 Midlands Men Accused of Grooming and CSA Conspiracy
8 Men in Manchester, England, have been charged with conspiracy to commit sexual activity with girls under 16 and other child abuse-related offences.
The BBC has the details here.
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Missouri-based long-term kidnap and CSA survivor Shawn Hornbeck was interviewed by CBS last weekend, with the angle of an interview with someone who endured a similar ordeal to the recently rescued Jaycee Lee Dugard in California. Being a media site we’re not sure how long it will be hosted for, so like the BAFTAs, view…
“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…
I will admit, in healthcare, these two types of narrative incoherence could cause a problem. How would a medical professional move forward with a diagnosis when our response to the first question is to dump an overwhelming amount of possibly relevant, possibly not, information, or to dismiss any symptoms? It really would be difficult to know. We know that the folks who get to the quickest, and best, healthcare are the ones who come in with details like what is wrong, how long it’s been going on, what happened previously to an illness or injury, etc. Trauma survivors typically struggle with exactly that.
This is only one way where not being able to tell a story in a coherent, effective, way hurts survivors. It blocks us from legal proceedings, as I said before, and it blocks us from being understood by those closest to us quite often. So, if you really want to connect with others, and maybe get better healthcare, learn to tell stories. That’s how the world communicates. But, if you’re confronted with someone who is struggling to tell a coherent story, consider what kind of trauma they may be dealing with, and have a little patience.
According to cornut32, Friday April 17th is Wear Blue to Work Day, as part of April being Child Abuse Awareness Month. So, get your blue on, be sure to share with your friends why you’re wearing blue, and then check out the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, which is scheduled to be published that same…