Links (weekly)
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Deborah Daro, Ph.D.: Preventing Child Abuse Requires Many Approaches, Not Just One
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Fleury speaks from the heart when discussing his abused past
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Deborah Daro, Ph.D.: Preventing Child Abuse Requires Many Approaches, Not Just One
tags: CA
Micky Ward reveals childhood sexual abuse
tags: CA
Fleury speaks from the heart when discussing his abused past
tags: CA
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Detecting Sexual Grooming
Nourish November: November 13- Self-care is not selfish
Your Mental Health Comes First.
This is Why I Kept Sexual Abuse a Secret for 20 Years
How Mental Illness Robbed Me of Empathy
Can stand-up comedy help mental health?
Surviving Suicide: You are Not Alone
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…
The other big story in England and Wales last week was the announcement from Keir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions, that new guidelines into allegations of Child Sexual Abuse would be drawn up to form future policy. The radio broadcast is archived here and the general story here at BBC News.
Hey remember how we were all supposed to be ashamed of ourselves after that group in England ran an experiment to see who would stop to help a lost child at a rail station? Maybe this is why so few people stopped. This is the society we have become, where a man tries to help…
A report was published last week in Rotheram, Yorkshire regarding the abuse of 1400 children by organised gangs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28939089 Â and the highlighting of the race of the offenders and victims was given a proper focus alongside the problems with the child protection systems in that town. During the first few days the media focus was…
Interesting findings, and maybe something that shines more light around some things we’ve seen going back years about how much staying in contact with patients helps them stay connected. “In the first randomized controlled trial of its kind, a research team investigated the impact of a texting intervention as an add-on to a mental health…