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Creating Awareness about Male Child Sexual Abuse through Film tags: CA Suspect child abuse? Be sure to report it tags: CA Every abuse story needs a little grit in return… tags: CA Aware parents can nip sex abuse in the bud, local crowd told | The Columbian tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of…
Sharing – What not to say to someone with mental health issues
In my own experience, at my worst, I was alone. I made people uncomfortable because they didn’t know what to say or how to fix me. The truth was I didn’t need them to fix me. I needed them to treat me like they did before. They needed to talk to me about the ball game or the latest music they were listening to and stay connected to me somehow. I couldn’t speak to them about what I was going through, and I didn’t have the words to convey the pain I was in, but it would have done so much good to have someone remind me that I was still me, in the midst of all that.
This Week’s Links (weekly)
The Guilt of the Abused – Pathologizing the Victim tags: CA ChildAbuse Why We Need To Talk About Men Who Are Raped tags: CA ChildAbuse What Is Depression? 17 Facts To Know tags: CA Depression I Survived Sexual Assault and Didn’t Tell for 17 Years tags: CA ChildAbuse 50 Sufferers Describe Depression For People Who’ve…
Sharing – AI-Powered Abuse: The Growing Concern of Child Exploitation Imagery
This is an issue that I suspect gets confusing for many people. Creating deepfake abuse imagery has become relatively easy to do, but in many places, it is illegal. The harm, though, is indirect. A child wasn’t being abused to create the images, but once they are in public, the child who is being portrayed in the picture is being harmed in other ways.
Link – Report details widespread sexual abuse problems at USA Gymnastics facilities
“An Indianapolis Star investigation found that at least 386 young gymnasts claimed they’ve been sexually assaulted by coaches, gym owners and other adults working in gymnastics over the past 20 years and that many of the suspected adults were allowed to move from gym to gym, including facilities that were certified by USA Gymnastics. That…
Reviews Elsewhere – Stalking the Bogeyman – London Play
The play is currently running in London until Aug 6, and the Survivors Manchester Organization has a review over on their site. This hard hitting piece of incredibly crafted drama is based on real life events, centering around the life experiences of David Holthouse, a journalist for the Denver Westwood, whose past comes back to…
