Mail on Sunday Leader Article on Jimmy Savile
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten wrote exclusively for the Mail on Sunday regarding the Jimmy Savile case. That article is here.
Even though some companies might have gotten this all wrong, we still have the same issues we’ve had with mental health services that we’ve had for years. It’s too difficult for too many people to access. Technology can help eliminate some hurdles preventing people from getting help. That is worth doing when it’s done right. Those services can and should go away when it’s not done right. The fact that many are indicates that chasing money is not the way.
That shouldn’t ever be the way. It doesn’t mean online therapy itself is a bad idea, though. We must be careful to get it right.
This sounds like a great event for you Aussies. Advocacy group Australians For Mental Health is calling on communities to join its campaign to fix the country’s flailing mental health system. “This June gather your friends, neighbours and coworkers and host an event to shine a light for those affected by suicide and mental illness,”…
Overnight the Daily Mail updated its reporting on Josh Powell for Wednesday 8th February’s print edition. Powell murdered his sons with a hatchet before blowing up and burning down the entire house when the children were taken to the former family home for a supervised visit. There are now three separate enquiries into this murder-suicide in Washington which…
The British free telephone service Childline will face cuts when 20% of the volunteer workforce will be withdrawn from the charity. 75 salaried positions will also be made redundant. We’ll comment on this story later, right now the Mail on Sunday has the main story here. – CBG
The March, rally and handing in of a petition to 10 Downing Street happened yesterday at Parliament Square, London. Step Up, for parents of abused children, was already linked in from the Rally’s official site. Here’s a list of the other charities that featured in the rally; Survivors Manchester (male only) AMSOSA (male only) Breaking…