Catching up from last month, the BBC ran a report on children in care and the various abuse dangers that they face whilst in the care of the state. The summary of that report is here.
– CBG
This particular story does not involve a child, it involves a 20-year old woman who was dealing with postpartum depression, but I think there are two important lessons to be learned from it, that do apply to children as well. 1. Victims of sexual abuse, and sex trafficking, come from all over, including well-to-do suburbs….
Victim found child abuse ‘difficult to face’ tags: CA My story – told as if I was talking to the perpetrator tags: CA Can We Learn from the Boy Scouts Perversion Files? tags: CA Understanding That You’ll Never Be Perfect tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
It’s always good to have programs that teach children how to be safe online or off, yet not scare them away from everything! Good for ICE to have this program available. Have you, or your child, been in this program? What was your impression? ICE program aims to educate kids, teens on online sexual predators
There were some hitches that threatened to derail the 2009 Stop Child Abuse March and Rally. Firstly, the venue switched at short notice forcing a change in destination. Secondly, part of the march route was sidelined to the pavement rather than the street, which we suspect had something to do with an Army parade later…
Sexual abuse survivors launch national day to encourage others to speak up– The Aussie only came forward when he read another man tell his own story. This is why we speak.
