I wish this wasn’t true, but I’m afraid my wishing it isn’t going to change the reality: “We’re not allowed in the elementary schools, and one of the reasons for that is the topic is related to sex,” McGrath continued. “However, the reality of the situation is average age of entry into the sex trade…
This is a really interesting, but quite lengthy, read. Brandwatch put together a large survey of UK social media conversations. We analyzed over 12 million conversations to understand how mental health is discussed online. A couple of interesting takeaways I got, though I’m sure you may come away with different ones: Clearly events like Mental Heath…
It might be impossible to get to zero, but the UK needs to do something, the current numbers are staggering. Figures from the Samaritans show 6,188 suicides were recorded in the UK in 2015, an average of 17 per day. It’s not just the UK either, these numbers are similar in the US, Australia, Europe…
Three very different, famous, stories, and only one bottom line: Bottom line: Open communication and shared love in a family make a difference when bad things happen to a child. If children feel safe and loved in their family before bad things happen, they are more likely to share these experiences with their parents and…
This is why, if you can, its important to tell your story. Researchers, led by Emma McGinty, Ph.D., M.S., with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, looked at the effectiveness of various communication strategies in reducing stigma and increasing public support for mental health policies. They found that communication strategies using personal…
I’ve said it before, there is no “type” of person who sexually abuses children, nor a “type” they are always safe with, and that includes adult females. Dr Sullivan suspects the reluctance of victims to report abuse by women is one possible reason for this discrepancy. “Our experience is that victims of female perpetrators tend to…
