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The monthly Survivors Fellowship meets in London on the last Thursday of every month at Hinde Street Methodist Church for male survivors only; that’s this Thursday 24th September this month, 7-8pm. (Exit Bond Street Tube on the Jubilee Line, cross over the road and walk down James Street where you’ll see restaurant tables on the…
Link – All tip, no iceberg: a new way to think about mental illness
This is an interesting idea: The network approach also has a strong message for all of us who care about mental health and illness. We should abandon the last vestiges of our belief that mental disorders are best seen as medical diseases. The symptoms of depression, PTSD, or social anxiety donāt point to an underlying…
UK CSA TV Schedule
This week sees multiple UK TV programmes about child sexual abuse; the review of one drama will follow shortly, but here are the rest; Tuesday 29th September, 22.35 (1hr), ITV1: To Catch A Paedophile (Part 2). This documentary follows London’s Metropolitan Police’s as they attempt to catch sex offenders in London and the general South…
Link – Understanding Recidivism Through Child Abuse and Mental Health
This makes sense. We know that child abuse increases the likelihood of not only mental health issues in adulthood, but also a lack of social skills and development. Those are exactly the kinds of things that leave people desperate enough to commit crime. Treating those things would assist in providing other options. In 2016, Chicago…
Reading – The day I realised the child abuse I suffered wasnāt my fault
“Part of the healing came from the realisation that the morass of distress which felt so unique and personal is all being lived by other victims and survivors, too. It isnāt our fault and we are not to blame. There are kind people who understand. Nothing can ever erase an abusive childhood, but healing is…
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