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I’ve purposely not written about the Duggars, because frankly, I don’t like the fact that many people feel like either they can write for the victims, which isn’t fair, if they choose to speak up, or not, that is their choice, or others who only want to write about them to highlight how abuse happens…
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This is a good reminder – “When it comes to mental health, normality is a myth that does little to provide a path to long-term recovery. Instead, it serves as a standard we measure ourselves against, consistently finding that we come up short in comparison.” Often I see folks dealing with mental health or abuse…
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Body safety books for kids tags: CA ChildAbuse ‘Now I know it’s not just me. I know there are others with that same ‘companion’ in life: depression’ tags: Sports other CA Depression Get Involved In Sexual Assault Awareness And Child Abuse Prevention Month – April 2014 tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my…
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Protecting Our Children From Sexual Predators tags: CA The tragedy of doing nothing: Ken Dryden on how sexual predators corrupt hockey tags: CA What Parents Should Know About Sex Offenders tags: CA Know the Signs of Child Sex Abuse tags: CA Protect Your Children From Sexual Abuse tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of…
