Savile Extracts from 1970s Autobiography
The Daily Mail collected some extracts from one of the disgraced BBC Presenter’s memoirs in an article from the Mail on Sunday. That is here.
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No news has emerged about England’s stalled government-level abuse enquiry due to two Chairs having to step down last year. Now a third has been appointed from New Zealand as anyone English was too likely to have links to the late Leon Brittain and not be seen as impartial. The new appointment has happened within…
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The Damage Caused By Sexual Abuse tags: CA 25 Ways to Keep Kids Safe on National Missing Childrens Day tags: CA I Blamed Myself For My Abuse Since I Didn’t Tell tags: CA My Name is Sandra, I’m a Survivor tags: CA Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Looking Through a Gendered Lens tags:…
ESPN 30 for 30 Short Shows Effect of Childhood Trauma on MLB Player
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…
Jersey CSA victims in line for compensation
Last Thursday the independent island of Jersey (among the Channel Islands next to, but not part of, the UK) announced that historical victims of abuse in its children’s care homes or other state-run institutions would be able to apply for compensation of up to UKP 60,000 (USD 96,100 approx) The BBC’s original story is here…