The other big story in England and Wales last week was the announcement from Keir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions, that new guidelines into allegations of Child Sexual Abuse would be drawn up to form future policy. The radio broadcast is archived here and the general story here at BBC News.
This is a good idea, because we already know that prison is not a good place to get mental health, or addiction, treatment. Oklahoma seems to understand this fact: “By the end of June, jails in all 77 Oklahoma counties should be assessing every person arrested for a nonviolent crime for their mental health, potential…
This is something I wish we could understand about child abuse survivors: I am finally forgiving myself for the things that I did to survive. Those things that seemed foolish or harmful from the cheap seats. Those things that seemed self destructive and counter-intuitive from the outside. Many of them were, honestly, but I’m…
Healing Tools That I Have Learned tags: CA Avoiding a Mental Illness Relapse During Family Gatherings tags: CA Exercise for Mental Health: Reasons to Start and Reasons to Stop tags: CA Doctor’s breakthrough offers hope to those who are sexually abused – Quincy, MA – The Patriot Ledger tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest…
I was away from the internet the past few days, so I’m just now getting around to pointing you all to this month’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse. From my brief glance at it today, it appears there are a few folks in this month’s edition that I am not familiar with. I’m looking forward…
This look from the Guardian at SHOUT, a text service based in the UK should help you get a feel for what they are doing: “We hear from hundreds of people across the UK each day who are vulnerable and isolated and don’t feel they have anyone they can reach out to,” Pienaar said. “Many…
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RT @SurvivorNetwork: English and Welsh CSA Handling Reviewed Post-Savile: The other big story in England and Wales last week was the an. …