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Link – Sep. 25 – Live Through This: Using True Stories to Help Stop Suicide
This seems like it could be an interesting webinar for some of my readers, so I’m sharing it: “Join Dese’Rae L. Stage, photographer, writer, suicide awareness activist, and the creator behind the groundbreaking project Live Through This in a free one-hour Webinar to discuss the many faces of suicide, in order to decrease stigma and…
Reading – Grooming Children for Sexual Molestation
Quotes from predators: “”[P]arents are so naive—they’re worried about strangers and should be worried about their brother–in–law. They just don’t realize how devious we can be. I used to abuse children in the same room with their parents and they couldn’t see it or didn’t seem to know it was happening.” “I was disabled and…
RAINN reaches 17th Anniversary on Wednesday 27th July
The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), launched in 1994 by Scott Berkowitz in association with Tori Amos, 17 years ago as of the middle of the week. To see the events lined up to mark the anniversary the link is here but there’s a general campaign asking for a donation of USD 17….
Shared Links (weekly) Jan, 31 2021
Unseen scars of childhood trauma
Two thirds of child sexual abuse survivors didn’t tell anyone about abuse at the time
Why we should never use childhood trauma to excuse male violence
– Can we also talk about how offensive these connections are to male survivors?
Is Stigma Derailing Your Mental Health Goals?
9 Books to Make 2021 a Happier, Healthier Year
Link – Australian gymnasts and staff to be trained to identify child abuse
Kudos to Australia for recognizing the risk and doing what they can to make everyone involved more aware! “The Bravehearts founder, Hetty Johnston, said Gymnastics Australia had shown leadership in setting new benchmarks in child protection. “What the royal commission has discovered is that you need children to understand their rights and when they feel…
Philpott Arson Site To Be Demolished Following Sentencing
At the moment the main news story in the UK was the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. That pause gave us time to reflect on the news on Sunday 7th April that the home where six children died in a pre-planned fire in Derby, England is due to be demolished. The lantern lighting…
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