Now Accepting Submissions for the April 2014 Edition of the Blog Against Child Abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Marginalizing the abused: Six ways survivors are treated as insignificant tags: CA ChildAbuse The 10 Best and Worst Things People Say to Those Suffering From Depression tags: CA Depression Fighting child abuse: You can make a difference tags:…
That’s the news out of the UK this week, but it is not without it’s detractors. Frankly, I’m not exactly sure it shouldn’t have detractors. What I continue to fall back on is this quote in the first link. ‘We need a clear, concise and workable definition of child maltreatment — an alternative code that…
Depression in men: half as likely to be diagnosed but three times more likely to result in suicide. We need to talk about male mental health. tags: CA Depression A childhood lost to abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Male Survivor Book Project – 2014 – This Tangled Web tags: CA ChildAbuse People who suffer mental illness can…
The experiment was a simple one. Take two small girls and put them, apparently, by themselves in a large shopping area, looking lost and confused, and see who stops to help them. The results left the experimenters stunned, but I don’t know why they would be. We have absolutely reached a point where showing interest…
10 Reasons Parents Don’t Discuss Child Sexual Abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Country singer Jimmy Wayne is on mission against child abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Depression and Your Loved Ones | Tales of Manic Depression tags: CA Depression Depression and Suicide: How to Know When You Need Help tags: CA Depression 8 Characteristics to Look For…
Anne Wheaton, yes Wil’s wife, has written an insightful piece about dealing with a loved one’s depression. What I like about it is the honesty she shows in talking about what chemical depression can look like to a spouse. It doesn’t often look like depression, it looks like anger and frustration, etc. Depression symptoms are…
