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Safeplace speaks out about male sexual abuse
Good to see a place that offers help for male and female victims!
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Podcast: Sexual Abuse: The Last Stage in Recovery Workplace mental health: how to be caring, not just compliant Sexual abuse survivors rally across Japan calling for law reform How to Talk to Someone with Depression The Men’s Mental Health Double-Bind “On the one hand, men are being told to talk more and open-up; on the…
