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Study shows that up to 75% of children’s services workers have PTSD
7 Ways to Help a Child Deal with Traumatic Stress
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The British Government has announced UKP 1.2million for a fund aimed at helping the teenage girl victims of street gangs who are routinely raped and abused upon joining. BBC London has the story here on its site with input from a survivor that founded her own charity to tackle the problem. – CBG
This is a powerful statement made by Rachel in the introduction to her list. “I believe more than ever we are only as sick as our secrets. By sharing our stories and reading others, we rid the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction and we can begin to heal and thrive.” If you’re looking…
“If you have experienced trauma in your life and developed symptoms as a result of what you experienced or witnessed, you are not mentally ill, you are normal, as your brain was designed to protect you from harm. The symptoms you experience are related to how the brain responds when there is a threat. The…
I work in a law firm, so naturally the title of this article caught my attention, but I suspect it applies outside of the legal profession as well. I also found it interesting that we might consider for a minute how depression can be transferred down genetically, and influenced by what choices our parents make…
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