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Wear Blue on April 17th
According to cornut32, Friday April 17th is Wear Blue to Work Day, as part of April being Child Abuse Awareness Month. So, get your blue on, be sure to share with your friends why you’re wearing blue, and then check out the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, which is scheduled to be published that same…
Follow Up on African American Male Survivors – One Trying to Defeat Stigma
Earlier I linked to a story about the stigma faced by make survivors in the black community in the US. Interestingly, I also received an email about the same time from a hip-hop artist currently promoting an album and shirt film related to being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. You can read more about…
Sharing – ‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water’ Disrupting Your Peace?
One of the lessons that should be required learning for many of us, is that even with family, we get to set boundaries. We get to decide how much, or how little, we interact with other human beings. Also, what I decide is the way I want to set my boundaries, doesn’t mean yours need to be the same. As Carly lays out in the article below, there are quite a few things to consider, but it is your decision, and you should always put your own mental health first.
Sharing – Sex Crimes Are Committed By People From All Walks of Life… and All Tax Brackets
I think the folks at Horowitz Law have got this right: “Most sex offenders, therefore, don’t fall into some easily-identifiable, logical category. They can be young or old, shy or outgoing, tall or short, and of course rich or poor. We wish this weren’t the case, of course. Because this reality leads to a disturbing…
Billy Ray Harris and Charity
It’s not directly child abuse-related but one story that stuck around during the start of the year is that of homeless man Billy Ray Harris who returned an engagement ring to someone that placed it in his cup by mistake when giving change. It’s an understatement to say that the story became a worldwide phenomenon…
