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Sharing – Sexual violence within families: – It’s not a private matter
There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t read a story in the news, or on social media that follows a similar path.
Child abused by a family member
The child tells someone in the family
The child isn’t believed or is accused of trying to embarrass the family.
Or, the child tells someone outside of the family
The child isn’t believed, or the person doesn’t want to make trouble for the parents.

Sharing – Lean on Your Support System When You’re Anxious
It’s grounding. It doesn’t solve the thing I’m anxious about, but it stops the cycling, and allows me to focus on the reality of the situation, which is usually not nearly as bad as I’ve made it out to be.
But, it also assumes that I have someone to talk to about it. This is really the challenge for far too many people, who don’t have anyone to talk to.
Can you be the person who just listens? I’m willing to bet someone in your life could really use that.

Link – Reddit for Mental Health: Why Guys Are Using the Site for Support.
I can’t say that I’ve spent much time on Reddit, mostly because it’s just so overwhelming to me. But, I didn’t realize there were sub-reddits where people are supporting one another. “Reddit doesn’t have the reputation of being a place where such positive, supportive things happen. But for guys who aren’t used to looking for…
Extradited Paedophile ex-Priest gets 21 years
A former priest who abused boys over a 24-year period has been caged for 21 years, or one year for each guilty conviction. Richard Robinson, now 73, had emigrated to California during the 1980s and needed to be extradited to face the charges. However the change in tide over Catholic child abuse clearly assisted the…
North Wales CSA Enquiry Update Due
From Monday 29th April there is an update due on further allegations of historical child sexual abuse at North Welsh residential care homes from the 1970s onwards. Over 100 further disclosures were received by police following last year’s initial enquiry regarding the Bryn Estyn and other notorious care homes in Wales. The BBC has the…
What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly)
Common Things Parents Say to Their Kids about Therapy that Aren’t Helpful tags: CA Depression Trauma Survivors Have Symptoms Instead of Memories tags: CA ChildAbuse How Do We Stop Childhood Adversity from Becoming a Life Sentence. tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.