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Peter Connelly’s Mother Denied Parole at Minimum Term’s End
Peter Connelly’s mother Tracy, who successfully blamed her boyfriend and his brother for the killing of her child, will stay in prison after being ruled a continuing danger to the public after five years. She reported her own fears about revenge attacks earlier this summer if she receives parole. The Mirror has the story here….
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Louisiana to spend $500K to keep suicide prevention hotline runni Childhood abuse increases risk of adult suicide, finds research Don’t Say Things that Make Depression Worse for a Loved One Bucks County aims to train 25,000 to prevent child abus Live Your Life for You, Not to Please Expectations Free Webinar: Identifying Past Trauma Responsible…
Boy Scouts of America’s CSA Files Partially Analysed by LA Times
Last weekend, the Los Angeles Times reported on information which came to light after more revelations emerged from the BSA’s files. These documents recorded abusive or potentially abusive adults applying to be Scout leaders or working within the organisation. Whilst the article concentrated on a 21 year period, the complete pile of paperwork covers almost…
In Britain, we just seem to bump ‘em off
I was going to write about the constant debate and general frustration about what should be done with paedophiles (if Mike doesn’t adjust for American spellings, sorry –then again “pervert†is spelled the same in both countries). When I started drafting my piece for Mike’s blog about how to either deal with or reduce CSA…
Link – FA abuse inquiry chief receives counselling after hearing victims’ stories
This should tell you a bit about how difficult this kind of work is. The man leading the independent investigation into historical child sex abuse in football has received counselling to deal with the traumatic evidence he has heard. First off, good for them for recognizing the need for counseling in the midst of this…
Upcoming Awareness Campaigns
I’ve been getting some information on upcoming child abuse awareness campaigns that I wanted to share with everyone here. First up, Petra Luna, a musician/artist has declared Dec 1-8 as Male Abuse Awareness Week. In her own words: “Male Abuse Awareness Week December 1st through 8th is a campaign determined to represent male victims of…
