What parents should know about grooming — and what schools should do if they suspect it
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How Connection Saves Lives and How Policymakers Need to Understand That
CHILDLINE ADVICE: No child should suffer abuse – here’s how you can help
We ask people during times like Suicide Prevention Month to talk, to reach out, to check on their friends, and start conversations, etc. But do we model those behaviors in our day-to-day lives? Do you create an environment, at work, school, home, or in our own communities where talking about mental health issues is just something that we all do, and not a shocking thing to talk about? Because I can guarantee you, someone who is dealing with depression isn’t going to see a social media post about reaching out and do just that without having someone they know will actually help to reach out to.
The only way people will know that is if they see that behavior and hear these stories in their own community. Can you be part of creating that?
Healing – How Long Does It Take tags: CA What We Wish Our Parents Understood About Our Sexual Abuse tags: CA 1in6 Thursday: Begin By Believing Believe that the sexual abuse of boys is occurring in your community despite few reported incidents. tags: CA Dear Survivor – A Letter of Encouragement to Survivors of Abuse…
The British free telephone service Childline will face cuts when 20% of the volunteer workforce will be withdrawn from the charity. 75 salaried positions will also be made redundant. We’ll comment on this story later, right now the Mail on Sunday has the main story here. – CBG
But it still doesn’t feel very normal. We’re surrounded by millions of people who look great, do brilliantly at work, and yet still walk to the subway every day feeling totally trapped and isolated. To help change this, my friend and former colleague Bryony Gordon has set up Mental Health Mates, a walking group in…
This is absolutely true! “Whether you choose to reach out to a friend, teacher, counsellor, or online resource, the most important thing is to start the conversation. I learned the hard way that silence not only doesn’t work, it makes things worse. I have a voice, and I am choosing to use it. The most…
I was going to write about the constant debate and general frustration about what should be done with paedophiles (if Mike doesn’t adjust for American spellings, sorry –then again “pervert†is spelled the same in both countries). When I started drafting my piece for Mike’s blog about how to either deal with or reduce CSA…
