434 Applications for witnesses to speak and a timescale from 1922 to 1995 makes the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry, the largest in British history. The BBC has the story here although any evidence leading to a prosecution of accused former employees will be held in closed sessions.
Preventing Child Abuse: Warning Signs of Sexual Predators tags: CA The “girl next door” in hell; or, you can’t tell by looking tags: CA 4 Quick Tips for Helping Someone with Depression tags: CA How To Explain Trauma To People Who Don’t Get It tags: CA Surviving Child Abuse: Why It Can Cause a Pattern of…
I think this research shows the reality of growing up in dysfunctional homes. The researchers compared two groups: children who were raised by their biological parents and children who were raised in an institution such as an orphanage. They performed functional magnetic resonance imaging on the children and looked at differences in amygdala activity when…
6 Subtle Signs Your Boundaries Are Being Broken tags: CA More than 40% of domestic violence victims are male, report reveals tags: CA Male domestic violence victims need more support “Still, a man slapping a woman isn’t culturally acceptable, so should the opposite be?” tags: CA 5 Million Untreated, Severely Ill Hit Hard tags: CA 9…
Therapists Spill: How Therapy is Different from Talking to a Friend tags: CA Children Try to Flee from Childhood Sexual Abuse, But Stay for Physical Abuse tags: CA Best of 2013: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Websites for Abuse Survivors tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Google+ For Social Workers: 95 Excellent Pages tags: CA Best of 2013: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Websites for PTSD/Trauma tags: CA Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse Nov/Dec 2013 Edition tags: CA MIT & MGH Collaborate on Vaccine to Prevent PTSD tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
