Nine more men have been arrested and charged with child abuse related offences from four years ago involving a single victim. The BBC has the summary here and we’ll bring you the outcome of the case when it concludes.
The Economist quoted a few sentences from the report No Easy Answers, in which 200 victims of various sex crimes were interviewed. It’s 146 pages in total. However, even attwo years old, it’s worth reading properly by itself in order to get the most rounded reaction, even if you might disagree with the report’s eventual…
For the 35th year, the all-night charity extravaganza that is Children in Need is back on our screens. This year’s star-studded gala appeal show is on BBC One from 7.30pm-10pm, on Friday November 13. It comes straight after The One Show’s Children in Need special (BBC One, 7pm-7.30pm). For more – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/children-in-need/11992094/bbc-children-in-need-2015-what-time-when.html
But what is the least harmful way to deal with that? What is the least harmful way to inform kids of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza? What is the least harmful way to prepare kids for the natural disasters that seem only to get worse each year?
I don’t know. What I do know is that dealing with all of this is hard and only part of the causes of increased needs for youth mental health. Our current mental health system failed many people for years when the need wasn’t this high. What we are doing isn’t working. Continuing to do the same thing won’t work. Fighting against increased funding and availability of resources won’t work. Hiding our heads in the sand and saying, “not my kid,” won’t work. This is a society-wide problem that will require societal change. I am not sure we are willing to make those changes, but an entire generation of kids will pay the price for that unwillingness.
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“5. Throw any idea of a timeline that they should be “over it” out the window and then run that mental schedule over with a car.” #5 is my favorite, but the other 9 are good as well. If you know someone coming out of an emotionally abusive home, or relationship, these would be good…
