Tomorrow evening, ESPN’s excellent E:60 program will do a piece on Invisible Victims: According to experts, children with disabilities are three times more likely than children without them to be victims of sexual abuse. And when the disability is mental rather than physical – meaning the disability is not immediately visible – the cases are…
Why People Deny Childhood Trauma and Its Results tags: CA The high cost of negligence tags: CA 20 Signs of Unresolved Trauma tags: CA Myth Madness: ‘The Therapist Will Confirm My Worst Fear(s)’ tags: CA Vandy O-line coach stepping up for Our Kids tags: CA Sports Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links…
Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son dies after assault: report This is just so shocking, and sad. Proof that child abuse can happen anywhere, and even being a pro athlete doesn’t protect your kids from abusers. tags: Sports CA Royal Commission into child sex abuse prompts partners to speak out tags: CA NFL won’t let Brandon Marshall…
Over at the Psych Central website, they’ve started up a blog party in support of World Mental Health Day, World Mental Health Day is promoted by the World Health Organization to help raise awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and what the world’s governments and health organizations are…
Survivors Manchester have put together a guide for male survivors. As they describe it: The Survivors Guide Project aims to produce a unique self-help guide written by male survivors of sexual abuse and rape for male survivors and their supporters to aid understanding of the legacy effects and provide information on healthy coping mechanisms and…
How Can I Help a Friend Who Seems Depressed? tags: CA Depression Rollercoaster tags: CA 5 Reasons People Don’t Report Child Abuse tags: CA Loving Someone With Depression tags: CA Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Resources tags: CA Warning signs of child abuse and neglect tags: CA The Other Victims Of Childhood Sexual Abuse…
