This Week’s Links (weekly)
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Link – Nurse Mandy Stevens LinkedIn Post About Being a Mental Health Patient
There is some absolute truth in this statement- ““Mental illness will affect 1 in 4 of us during our lifetime and I guess now it’s my turn,” Stevens, who lives in the U.K., shared in a post on LinkedIn. “As I have worked in mental health services for 29 years, one would think I would be…
Sharing – Little Boys are Sexually Abused as much as Little Girls
I, for one, was sexually abused by an older boy. Not a stranger. Someone in my family. Many other men I know were abused by a family member, a member of the clergy, a coach, or some other trusted person known to their parents. I also went into my 20s planning to never tell anyone. I know many men go through most of their lives never planning to tell anyone. I was lucky to find other men who did talk about it, and helped me realize first that what happened to me was abuse and that someone would believe me if I spoke up.Â
I would argue that most men have never had that. Thus, they don’t show up in any statistics about sexual abuse. The sexual abuse of minors is chronically underreported and is likely to get worse as society continues to push victims to “move on” instead of speaking out. We need more spaces to discuss CSA, not fewer.Â
Link – How “socially skilled” child molesters get us to ignore red flags
I’ve been saying this, and we all know better, but it continues to happen… ““The sex offenders who are the successful offenders, who are 95% of the cases or more, are people that we know and trust and invite into our homes,” she says. “And [we] give access to our children to them.” These “groomers,”…
I am Who I am Despite the Abuse, Not Because of It!
There was no gift involved in child abuse, no silver lining, and no reason for it to happen. It was abuse inflicted on me by another person. Period. That experience is part of me, but not nearly the sum of who I am. I refuse to let anyone define me that narrowly.
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
13 Great Mental Health Advocates You Should Know What parents should know about grooming — and what schools should do if they suspect it Mental Health in the workplace Startling Facts About Suicide and Mental Illness Calm through coffee | ‘The act of breaking the stigma is everybody’s job’ How Connection Saves Lives and How…
