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Local DJ staying awake for a week to raise awareness about child abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse One in three Canadian adults has experienced child abuse: study tags: CA ChildAbuse Watch for signs to prevent child abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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How to Get Through Depression and Lower Your Risk of Suicide tags: CA Exploited boys are too often failed tags: CA The Truth About Male Depression tags: CA Myth Madness: ‘Therapy Is Only for Treating Disorders, Not Growth’ tags: CA Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins speaks out against Child Sex Trafficking tags: CA Helping You Find…
Reviews Elsewhere – Swift Current
From a review of the documentary film Swift Current: Swift Current, the second documentary feature from Joshua Rofé, tells the story of former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy, who was tragically abused by his coach, Graham James, throughout his early years in hockey. Kennedy, who eventually became (and still is) a crusader for child abuse victims,…
Link – How Do You Talk About Mental Illness? This Study Shines Light On What To Say — And What To Avoid
“According to a study from Ohio State University, something as subtle as phrasing can have an effect on someone’s tolerance. Using a questionnaire designed to measure attitudes toward people with mental illness, participants were given one of two versions of the survey: In one version, all references were to “the mentally ill,” and in the…
Link – Kayla Harrison: Victim, survivor — and now two-time Olympic judo gold medalist – The Washington Post
Never let it be said that being a victim of child abuse is a life sentence to misery. Survivors have gone on to do amazing things, just like any other group of people. Overcoming isn’t easy, but thanks to survivors like Kayla who are willing to share their stories, and their triumphs, we can all…
This Week’s Links (weekly)
Creating Awareness about Male Child Sexual Abuse through Film tags: CA Suspect child abuse? Be sure to report it tags: CA Every abuse story needs a little grit in return… tags: CA Aware parents can nip sex abuse in the bud, local crowd told | The Columbian tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of…