English Council Under Fire regarding Serial CSA Ring Cases
The English borough council where a gang of men abused several girls has come under fire for its handling of the cases. The BBC has the report here.
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It’s not necessarily about childhood abuse, but i found the story of Mackey Sasser, a catcher with the New York Mets who’s career ended after he simply couldn’t throw the ball any longer highly interesting. It wasn’t until much later in life that he saw a specialist in the physical effects of childhood trauma that…
They made the announcement on World Mental Health Day yesterday, that they were taking aim at the increasing numbers of men in the UK dying from suicide, especially those who are not comfortable talking to someone about their issues. The hope is that by making a text service available across the UK that it will…
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The second episode of Protecting Our Children aired on Monday night on BBC2. Whilst it suffered from some of the same faults as the first part, since the rounding up of the story was finished with subtitles this was slightly less of a hatchet job on the family concerned (though of course this could be…
The Commission report is, obviously, based on what was found in the UK. I have little doubt that similar realities exist in just about every country. And, just about every country can look not just at this overview, but also some of the more detailed information and recommendations from the PDF and find relevant information.
To be honest, this overview sounds a lot like what I’ve read from various sources about the US system as well, and it’s about time we started thinking about what support for mental health looks like in our own communities.
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