This seems like a really good idea. I hope it is massively successful. “William James College wants to bridge the cultural divide between veterans, some of whom view seeking mental health care as akin to admitting weakness, and psychologists and counselors, many of whom know little about military culture.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-psychology-idUSKBN18M116
While children are the real victims, those who have to view child sexual abuse images and videos in order to catch and prosecute the predators become incidental victims of the growing crime threat. I have the utmost respect for the people who do this for a living, and I also have complete understanding for whatever…
I remember when my therapist asked me this question after we had reached a point where she knew I wasn’t a risk to myself, and had stabilized enough to start looking forward. It was a huge turning point in my mental health… There is one question though, that I ask clients early and often. It’s…
“The news that 52-year-old Seattle grunge rock icon Chris Cornell had killed himself after a concert in Detroit shocked and saddened fans of the Soundgarden frontman. But perhaps even more shocking is the fact that Cornell was one of scores of middle-aged American men who took their own lives on Wednesday: 121 Americans die by…
Whatever your opinion of the family and their beliefs, the girls were underage victims who deserved the anonymity that we would expect any underage victim to get. If we allow this to go just because they were famous, or we don’t really like the family anyway, then we are sending the message that not every child who was sexually abused deserves their privacy.
Found this over on Facebook and wanted to share for anyone who might be interested. It is being put on by Family Aware, an organization of families for depression awareness. Given the timing of the webinar, I don’t believe I will be able to attend myself, but I’d be interested in your thoughts should you…
