This Week’s Links (weekly)
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Open secret or Open wound?: A 360 degree view on Bacha Bazi | Indiegogo
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Silent Tears: Guiding child abuse victims down a healing path
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Open secret or Open wound?: A 360 degree view on Bacha Bazi | Indiegogo
tags: CA
Blues or Depression? Knowing When to Seek Treatment
tags: CA
How to Talk with Your Children about Sexual Abuse
tags: CA
Seven Mistakes People Often Make When They Get Depressed
tags: CA
Silent Tears: Guiding child abuse victims down a healing path
tags: CA
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
An offender already jailed for 19 years for a previous offence was named and received another term of 22 years in a different court for further child sexual abuse and grooming charges in Oldham, England. Sadly the sentences are concurrent, but the offender will be 81 when released, so that’s close enough to life to…
I just wanted to take a moment and mention, once again, that if you are interested in guest blogging a book or movie review on the site, drop me a line and let me know. There are so many good survivor stories being published every day, and Comic Book Guy and I can’t possibly read…
I’m never sure about any app, but this sounds promising: For many Tumblr users who’ve downloaded the app, it works. “I feel very safe using [Calm Harm],” says icantaffordadiary, who points to its cutesy interface as less intimidating than a professional-looking app. The Tumblr user tells The Verge that the app has been effective for…
“So now I speak. Bravely, bluntly, honestly. However you want to look at it, I speak. I’m a sexual abuse survivor and I did exactly that – I survived. Even now as I write this, I’m aware that future employers and my father’s family can see my words but I refuse to bow down to…
Dr. Grohol has a lot to say about misleading advertising, and other practices within the addiction treatment industry. We know there are some sketchy advertising practices, and we know there are even some sketchy treatment being given to people dealing with addiction, let alone the mental health treatment many of them also need. Sadly, when…