“According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, about 11% of women and 3% of men said they had been sexually assaulted during childhood. “
That’s how many said they were. There are probably more who did not say they were.
Either way, think about it. If you know 14 people in the UK, you probably know at least one child abuse survivor, probably more.
Tell me again how this doesn’t affect anyone you know?
This is something I’ve seen many struggle with. They give up on therapy because it isn’t what they expected, but their expectations were not matched to the reality of what therapy is designed to do. If you’ve given up, take a look at Christine’s list of misguided perceptions and see if any apply to your…
We think we can be rational, when we find out something isn’t true, we ignore it and it has no affect on our decisions, right? Maybe not. ” When we see outlandish information, even when we know it is untrue, it sways our judgment. This is especially true if the information appeals to us on an emotional…
Obviously, today, you’ll hear a lot about fundraising efforts, and that’s fine. However, that’s only one way to give of yourself. Even small acts of kindness can positively affect our mental health and boost our outlooks. So, if you’re struggling right now, feeling out of sorts with the world, etc., do something nice. Volunteer your time, give money, or notice someone who could use a small act of kindness and provide it.
Each of us has a choice to make. We can acknowledge that millions of people are oppressed and discriminated against. We can recognize that each additional act of oppression adds to the stress and mental health issues, or we can ignore that and do nothing. We can support celebrities, politicians, and religious figures who have no issue oppressing other people, who favor discriminating against people who are not like us, or we can contribute to lessening the discrimination people face and the harm caused.
Read the article below. Read it slowly and thoughtfully. Then choose wisely.
Deliver Us From Evil cuts together footage from videotaped depositions by priests, cardinals and other church staff, parents, written testimonies and histories and grown-up victims of both genders describing the abuse suffered as children and the lengths to which the Catholic Church went in order to keep it covered up. It concentrates on one particular…
The TraffickCam app enables travelers to submit pictures of hotel rooms around the world. The images are matched against a national database used by police. “You just enter your hotel room, and your room number. You take four pictures, and you submit them to the website,” Washington University Researcher and TraffickCam developer Abby Stylianou said….
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RT @SurvivorNetwork: Link – Child abuse: One in 14 adults ‘abused as children’ in England and Wales: “According to the Crime Survey … htt…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Link – Child abuse: One in 14 adults ‘abused as children’ in England and Wales: “According to the Crime Survey … htt…
Link – Child abuse: One in 14 adults ‘abused as children’ in England and Wales – https://t.co/pX0JcbEBc1 via @Survivornetwork
RT @patriciasinglet: Link – Child abuse: One in 14 adults ‘abused as children’ in England and Wales – https://t.co/pX0JcbEBc1 via @Survivor…