Almost a fortnight ago there were a handful of historical allegations against UK DJ and TV Presenter Jimmy Savile, who died last year. By the end of last week there were over 60 allegations from more than 340 calls to the police force in charge. Today the National Association of People Abused In Childhood (NAPAC)…
Sexual Abuse – Is Justice Ever Served, Really? tags: CA Breaking Through the Fear of Speaking About Child Abuse by Kylie Devi tags: CA World Mental Health Day Blog Party, October 10, 2012 tags: CA Going public with depression tags: CA The Lingering Trauma of Child Abuse tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of…
Overnight for UK readers, Jerry Sandusky’s sentence was decided by a Pennsylvania court at 30 to 60 years for the abuse of 10 boys abused either through Penn State University or the charity where he worked to help troubled children. NBC has the story here with the sentencing order as a PDF and further reaction to the…
Last week a student advisor sent me a message about a project her students are working on to use social media to share helpful resources for teens, especially troubled teens who might be in need of help. They call themselves the Happy Hearts Club and their mission is ” raise awareness of issues that teens…
Note: Factual Events are contained in the link below which serve as a spoiler to this book’s story. Ronnie Thompson has written two other books about prison life from both the guards’ and prisoners’ points of view. Knifer, his third book is the first to be amalgamated from several true stories with his own professional…
10 Reasons Not to Discuss Child Sexual Abuse in 2012 tags: CA Sexual Predator Warning Signs tags: CA No Instant Fixes For Childhood Sexual Abuse tags: CA 6 Things That Can Worsen Depression tags: CA How to Persuade Your Loved One to Seek Professional Help tags: CA Ask Amy: Abuse survivor faces fear and loneliness…
