In the UK, the children’s charity NSPCC has launched a new campaign aimed at teaching children about abuse. The goal is to allow kids to “say now I know instead of I wish I had known”. More information is available in the news story, as well as on the NSPCC site
Sam Edwards, Chief Executive to the campaign one voice for the kids, sent me an email sharing the details of a rally they have planned for Aug 11, in Aberdeen, Scotland. If you’re a survivor in the UK, I thought I would pass along the information for you: Onevoice for the kids was launched in…
“”For a sexual abuse victim, getting family support is a must. It leaves the child mentally traumatised and can also cause severe depression for a lifetime. In the survey, we found that 20 per cent respondents reported abuse to parents but only about half of the parents enquired further into the matter,” said Dr Mundada….
Last week, I linked to an article and discussed the importance of mental health care in UK primary schools. Today, I wanted to follow up on that with a couple of links to articles that talk about this same problem in the US, and the importance of getting help early. Adolescent Depression: Early Mental Health…
Due to the Phillipines Typhoon which moved on the world news agenda, the record breaking total for Britain’s more than 80 year old Children In Need telethon might have been missed, but once late donations have been counted, we’re sure the total raised for Children’s charities could reach UKP 31.5million from its present UKP 31,124,896 (USD 51,020,509.78)*. The…
Can we ever really, truly, know that a delay in treatment led directly to suicide? Probably not, but this kind of delay is going to be extremely difficult for anyone in the midst of a mental health problem, no matter where it is. “Patients in the city have to wait an average of 135 days…
Laura starts out by sharing this bit of information, that I agree is crucial for survivors to understand. A healthy person has an instinct to get away from something dangerous. Sometimes, even healthy emotions may appear negative at first glance. Revulsion, for example. Who likes the idea of revulsion? But it can help us avoid,…
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Watch for the 2014 “Turn Up The Volume” Tour announcement coming very soon. A Tour that will be Empowering Youth and Children by Empowering them to Speak Up and Speak Out.
Looking forward to it man! Good luck getting it going!
RT @SurvivorNetwork: NSPCC Launches Now I Know Campaign: In the UK, the children’s charity NSPCC has launched a new campaign aimed at t… …