Sadly, that is the headline of a Guardian story where data from individual police districts were examined. There has been a 60% increase in child sexual abuse reported to the police over the past four years, according to official figures which make public for the first time the scale of the problem in England and…
A reader sent me an email today about an online resource that they are promoting as part of Child Abuse Prevention month. reportchildabuse.com Their stated purpose: The topic of child sexual abuse is hard to discuss and many people would rather just avoid it. We want to change that. According to estimates, only 5-10% of…
Apparently, it is newsworthy, but while the headline of this article may seem shocking, anyone paying attention to child abuse statistics already knows this is common. Child predators arrested by FBI were people parents trusted. Maybe some day the media will figure out that whole grooming thing and stop overstating the risk of strangers and…
Female prison officers commit 90pc of sex assaults on male teens in US juvenile detention centres tags:CA ChildAbuse The Truth About Sexual Abuse Behind Bars tags:CA ChildAbuse A MaleSurvivor’s Journey to Understanding His Sexuality tags:CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Germanwings coverage is a kick in the teeth for mental health sufferers tags: CA Depression 5 Ways to Love Your Depressed Friend tags: Depression CA Why I am not brave to talk about depression tags: CA Depression Developing Hope in PTSD Recovery tags: CA ChildAbuse 6 Reasons Why Sexual Predators Target Churches tags: CA ChildAbuse…
the idea comes from the UK, where groups want to be able to file what amounts to restraining orders preventing anyone who appears to be grooming a child from being around that child or any other before a crime has been committed. That all sounds well and good, and I’m all for finding ways to…
