What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly)
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Female prison officers commit 90pc of sex assaults on male teens in US juvenile detention centres
tags:CA ChildAbuse
The Truth About Sexual Abuse Behind Bars
tags:CA ChildAbuse
A MaleSurvivor’s Journey to Understanding His Sexuality
tags:CA ChildAbuse
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Many survivors struggle with any number of mental health issues through their teens and into adulthood as a result of their abuse. Anorexia, while not something I have personal experience with, is something that I know some survivors are dealing with. This look into one woman’s struggle with it may help provide a look at…
News wires in general have reported on the tracking and break-up of a worldwide paedophile ring that peaked at 70,000 members sharing child sexual abuse images involving a minimum of 230 boys. You can read the story at the BBC here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12762333 and the link in the centre of the story reports on the first…
I guess I feel a little bit better knowing this at least:
“To stay motivated as we encounter unprecedented levels of uncertainty in every aspect of our lives, we should understand that the human brain simply was not built for this. Knowing what your brain does well — and what it does surprisingly poorly — can give you a much clearer sense of the strategies you need to not just endure, but to thrive.”
On the other hand, it’s not like the uncertainty is just going to go away and I can get back to the levels my brain is OK with. So, what do we do?
Dwade picks out some excellent quotes that have helped. Some of these were familiar to me, other were not. This one though, hit home for me: ““I wonder if it will rain after we die. When you kill yourself, you don’t know what happens next, afterward.” ~Albert Borris Once again, this one gives me an…
It’s hoped this film, released by police after an appalling case of child grooming, rape and murder, will help parents, guardians and youngsters everywhere understand the dangers of online exploitation. It’s worth a watch, if for no other reason than to see how this sort of thing can escalate very quickly. In this case, the…
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