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“If you think a child may be in danger, don’t wait to report it, because it could mean the difference between life and death. “It takes a community to keep children safe, and children really do need adults to advocate for them,” says Howell.” Don’t try and decide for yourself. If you suspect abuse, say…
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Sadly, that is the headline of a Guardian story where data from individual police districts were examined. There has been a 60% increase in child sexual abuse reported to the police over the past four years, according to official figures which make public for the first time the scale of the problem in England and…
Reading – Surviving Abuse: Rejecting the Scarcity Lie
“Survivors of abuse often live a life plagued with scarcity. We were taught at a young age that we weren’t enough, there wasn’t enough and life would not provide enough for us in the future. When we suffer financial abuse or trafficking, things are often worse. We can believe we have a finite worth, we…
Link – Acceptance and Supporting Someone With Depression
Remember, no one expects you to “fix” their depression, but that doesn’t mean you need to avoid people until they are “well” again, either. Some of you might feel this means you should feel pity, sympathy or sorry for a friend with depression. Believe me, that is not what we want. All we ask is…
Link – How are children exploited online? It can start with a photo
This is true for adults too, but for children this is especially damaging. “For instance, at one presentation, a girl told Harris that some images she’d shared online had spread beyond her control. “She basically said, ‘You know, every time somebody recognizes me, every time someone smiles at me or whispers in my presence, I’m…
