The final episode in the modern Protecting Our Children series from the BBC, covering social work, ended on Monday 13th February. The cutoff for viewing the entire series is 10pm Monday 20th February, so you’d have to start watching from 7pm to see all three episodes.
When the series finishes its online run, then visit the related website here for further information.
– CBG
I’ve written before about the ACE studies and surveys, and if you’ve read those you know that I think everything about ACE scores needs to be taken with a grain of salt. However, until my wife shared this news article from her alma mater I had not noticed that the question about childhood sexual abuse is somewhat more specific than it should be. Apparently, Robyn Dolson noticed it too, and decided to use her thesis work investigating why, and how it impacts the results. In short, the question about sexual abuse refers to being abused by an adult or someone 5 years or older than you.
As many of us can attest, that leaves out quite a few survivors who were abused by someone in their peer, or a slightly older, group, which happens quite frequently.
Overnight for UK readers, Jerry Sandusky’s sentence was decided by a Pennsylvania court at 30 to 60 years for the abuse of 10 boys abused either through Penn State University or the charity where he worked to help troubled children. NBC has the story here with the sentencing order as a PDF and further reaction to the…
Staff working for the ex BBC Director General Mark Thompson were allegedly warned about Jimmy Savile on two occasions by two separate sources, Sky News has reported. Their summary from Sunday 28th October, which preceded Savile’s great-niece’s disclosure later the same day, is here.
On Good Friday it was reported that Russell Brand accused two British showbusiness stars of paedophilia. This connects with another story from the middle of last month as reported in London’s free newspaper The Evening Standard where for the a high-ranking prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service told the press there would be further arrests connected to…
The March, rally and handing in of a petition to 10 Downing Street happened yesterday at Parliament Square, London. Step Up, for parents of abused children, was already linked in from the Rally’s official site. Here’s a list of the other charities that featured in the rally; Survivors Manchester (male only) AMSOSA (male only) Breaking…
What do we have to offer those kids beyond a message about how their already-high ACE score likely means they have a lifetime of poor outcomes to look forward to? It turns out we have a lot to offer them. By creating positive experiences, we can start to undo the damage and create a preventative buffer to help avoid further adverse events.
