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Sharing – Spotting a Child Predator: The Brightest Red Flags
That’s the winner right there. Kids who are not isolated or lonely and who know they are loved and supported are the ones who tell you about grooming behavior from the very start. They have adults they trust and are connected to people who are more likely to notice grooming and believe the child who reports inappropriate behavior.
That’s the best tool we have to prevent child sexual abuse.
Shared Links (weekly) Sept. 26, 2021
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The Pandemic Has Hurt Men’s Mental Health. Other Men Can Help
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10 Mental Health Podcasts That Will Help You Feel Seen (and Teach You Something, Too)
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You are not alone: How to raise awareness during suicide prevention month
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Colleges expand mental health services for students
– It’s nice to see a report on increasing services somewhere.
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How to Respond to ‘Toxic Positivity’ Mindsets: 5 Things You Can Say
Link – Managing Holiday Anxiety and Depression
Yes, this time of year is different from the rest of the year. Many of us are more likely to travel, spend more time with family, and have a different schedule because of the various days off. Despite that, the advice for handling mental health challenges isn’t really that different, is it? “Managing mental illness…
Link – Suburban Family Shares Their Story on Sex Trafficking in Hopes of Warning Others
This particular story does not involve a child, it involves a 20-year old woman who was dealing with postpartum depression, but I think there are two important lessons to be learned from it, that do apply to children as well. 1. Victims of sexual abuse, and sex trafficking, come from all over, including well-to-do suburbs….
Link – Child sex abuse images increasingly being found and removed
“Nearly 70,000 pictures and videos showing child sex abuse have been removed from the internet in the past year, the UK charity leading the efforts to combat the abuse has said.” This is good work being done by the IWF, and while it’s scary to think about how many images there are out there, it’s…
