https://invisiblechildren.org/2026/06/26/kara-child-protection-news-roundup-at-risk-children/
This was seriously eye-opening, and as much as you should go read the whole thing, this was the one question and answer I wanted to make sure you read, because it’s a message we should take to heart. “SELF: Are there any positive trends you’ve noticed amid the anxiety? S.S.: Some texters realize they have…
These numbers are daunting, but I am glad to see organizations trying to respond to this situation on multiple fronts. It’s going to take a lot more than just training a few more mental health care providers. We need to embrace multiple possible options. Troubling Numbers But Hopeful Answers The numbers are indeed troubling: More…
5 tips for talking about your mental health Growing Beyond Labels: We are Not Simply a Disorder Toxic Positivity: It’s a Thing Breaking the bubble of silence around child sexual abuse Why We All Need to Understand That Mental Health Problems Don’t Look a Certain Way Why I Choose to Self-Disclose About My Mental Illnesses…
This is tough. Most of us don’t want to do anything but punish pedophiles, but at the same time, if we are truly trying to protect kids, not having any information at all about pedophilia is problematic. How do we know what we’re doing now works without the ability to study people with a professed…
For abuse survivors, I’ve been on record talking about how so many of us are trying to somehow go back to the life timeline that we would have been on had the abuse not happened, and I’ve suggested that you can’t.
What you can be is something new, though. If you have the courage to try it.
“If you think a child may be in danger, don’t wait to report it, because it could mean the difference between life and death. “It takes a community to keep children safe, and children really do need adults to advocate for them,” says Howell.” Don’t try and decide for yourself. If you suspect abuse, say…
