Link – What I’ve learned about child abuse: Advice from a child protection detective
So much of this. Straight from the “keyboard” of someone working in law enforcement. Read it all.
So much of this. Straight from the “keyboard” of someone working in law enforcement. Read it all.
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“Now consider our abuse occurring during this childhood developmental stage, before our little brains have opportunity to grow, develop and experience different perspectives. We are stuck and frozen in a time continuum with one-or-the-other or black and white thinking. Our world partly becomes defined by the perceptions we held during the abusive experience. These perceptions,…
http://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/02/07/valley-voice-teitelbaum-abuse-boys/23026265/ Just wanted to share the information from this article about a conference for male child abuse victims: This recovery effort has morphed into the annual “It Happens to Boys Conference,” which will take place on March 6-7 at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences in Rancho Mirage. We offer survivors a safe, nonjudgmental environment…
Totally agree with this assessment of mental health apps. Technology, after all, is not foolproof. An algorithm is no substitute for personal care. “We know that recovery can be a difficult, long-term process,” says Torous, who is also the director of the APA’s work group on the evaluation of smartphone apps. “People often want extra…
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