News and media reviews for the Child Abuse Survivor community, from fellow survivors
We couldn’t let the day finish without remarking on a watershed child abuse case that started two years ago and whose effects are continuing to ripple throughout the UK. The court order preventing the identification of this child’s killers was … Continued
…That’s the summing up of the views reported by the BBC over the weekend, which followed a press release noting that the most overstretched Child Sexual Abuse therapy services in a year had waiting lists of up to a year. … Continued
Living Well is an Australian website packed with general advice and information for male survivors of both child sexual abuse and adult attacks as well, concentrating on the Queensland region with plans to expand into Brisbane over the summer. Considering … Continued
The Guardian newspaper has a disclosure story from a female sexual abuse survivor published and on sale today in its Weekend magazine. For everyone else in the rest of the world, you can read it here where it will remain … Continued
Catroina from the Counseling Directory website, sent me an email today asking if I could let folks know about this resource. As I know there are at least a handful of you who reside in the UK, I thought it … Continued
I’ve been exchanging emails this week with Victoria Simpson about a British website that offers e-learning courses about how to protect children. Here’s some of what she had to say about them: I am trying to raise awareness of these … Continued
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead is a downbeat but straightforward British gangster revenge movie with none of the America-friendly cheeky-Cockney-chappie charm of any of Guy Ritchie’s films. Since it’s from the director of Get Carter, what appears straightforward soon becomes … Continued
Wasted by Mark Johnson started life as a series of articles about his past as a homeless drug addict in London. These were published in the Big Issue weekly magazine that is sold by the currently and formerly homeless people … Continued
RASAC Stands for Rape And Sexual Abuse Counselling and is an offshoot of the Winchester Area Community Action group. It’s been going since 1995 but recently received more promotional support with leaflets and cards denoting support from Hampshire County Council, … Continued
The first 15 pages of Cry Myself to Sleep serve as a summary of the first book Cry Silent Tears. The story continues as the author relates his move to London, southern England and finally Wales. Sadly, in echoes of … Continued