Defusing Shame by Sharing It tags: CA Fort Mill doctor says he was sexually abused as a child tags: CA Child Abuse Victims Say Pope Francis Provides ‘Glimmer of Hope’ for Change tags: CA Coping with Sexual Assault: Adding Financial Insult to Injury tags: CA Poly Prep victim Philip Culhane’s testimony in favor of Child…
The BBC Reported on the formal charging of a teacher accused of more than 20 counts of child abuse-related crimes across three schools where he worked in York region. The story announcement is here.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) in England identified several lost opportunities to put Jimmy Savile on trial as police forces failed to share information and in some cases actively rejected disclosures and attempts to report over the years with one allegation starting from the mid-1950s before the previously recorded 1963 start time to Savile’s known crimes….
The other big story in England and Wales last week was the announcement from Keir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions, that new guidelines into allegations of Child Sexual Abuse would be drawn up to form future policy. The radio broadcast is archived here and the general story here at BBC News.
Catching up with the biggest stories of last week, the Catholic Church in Scotland released details of an old internal report into 20 sexual abuse cases and one of the survivors spoke to the BBC. His video interview is here and the related stories feature here.
Spotting the Warning Signs of Depression in Men tags: CA Child abuse: discussing the unspeakable tags: CA New Study Details Benefits of Interventions for Child Abuse/Neglect tags: CA Accepting Submissions for the March 2013 Edition of the Blog Against Child Abuse tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
