The British Government has announced UKP 1.2million for a fund aimed at helping the teenage girl victims of street gangs who are routinely raped and abused upon joining. BBC London has the story here on its site with input from a survivor that founded her own charity to tackle the problem.
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I don’t think we can promise that your first visit will be as good as the one described in this story, but I like that it tries to give a more accurate picture of what it’s like. Before I was referred to a psychiatrist, I imagined something like a scene from One Flew Over the…
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…
I think the folks at Horowitz Law have got this right: “Most sex offenders, therefore, don’t fall into some easily-identifiable, logical category. They can be young or old, shy or outgoing, tall or short, and of course rich or poor. We wish this weren’t the case, of course. Because this reality leads to a disturbing…
Local DJ staying awake for a week to raise awareness about child abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse One in three Canadian adults has experienced child abuse: study tags: CA ChildAbuse Watch for signs to prevent child abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
These stories are important, because it’s not the same story that people have come to expect about a man abusing a child. They’re the kind of stories that remind us that abusers come in all variations, and we should not assume that children are necessarily safe because the person they are with doesn’t “look” like…
