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Sharing – Many Sex Offender Registries Are Rife With Errors
The whole idea of a registry was to ease the minds of panicked parents so they would check the public registry, know that their lovely, upper-class neighborhood didn’t have any offenders in it, and go back to ignoring any talk of their kids being at risk for sexual abuse.
None of that has ever been true. As you read the story below, you’ll see that there are 25,000 offenders that law enforcement has completely lost track of, many of whom now live among poor communities where parents do not have the same resources that others do to keep their kids safe and have continued to offend.
What you also won’t see is that registries do nothing, absolutely nothing, to protect against offenders who haven’t been caught and convicted. That would be the vast majority of cases, by the way.
Sharing – Why a child might not disclose abuse (and how to word a question in a way that may promote disclosure)
At least we can consider the possibility that we are actually doing the thing the abuser claimed would happen if the child ever told, a big, scary deal that kids would do anything to avoid, including remain silent about abuse.
Sharing – How being sad, depressed, and anxious online became trendy
There is a lot to consider in this article, and I hope that many of us in the “advocate” community will stop to consider it. What is the difference between trying to destigmatize mental health issues, and making them look glamorous? “There is no quick and dirty guide for how we can do sad online…
What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly) – http://t.co/wU30vgzIsn
“@SurvivorNetwork: What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly) – http://t.co/DEqkT6JQyu” Some very important info! Think of the children! ?
What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly) – http://t.co/02x1eUnEmD via @Survivornetwork
RT @patriciasinglet: What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly) – http://t.co/02x1eUnEmD via @Survivornetwork
RT @patriciasinglet: What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly) – http://t.co/02x1eUnEmD via @Survivornetwork
RT @patriciasinglet: What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly) – http://t.co/02x1eUnEmD via @Survivornetwork