The BBC has linked to the Independent Inquiry In Child Sex Abuse’s report about Clergy Abuse in the Church of England. In the middle and end boxouts it also generally explains how the enquiry works as a general reminder, while the report itself is linked at the start of paragraph 2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54433295 Also on: Facebook…
One event that we didn’t comment on during the height of the initial Pandemic lockdown last spring was the fact that the annual BBC Children in Need (CiN) Telethon shifted from November back to 23rd April to join forces with the Spring Telethon Comic Relief (or Sport Relief in alternate years). The initial “night” of…
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Adam’s comment about his relationship with his mother is excellent. “My mum can always sense when I don’t feel myself. When I’m in a bad place she can see I’m acting differently, so she asks me how I am. It’s helpful when she starts the conversation with me, because it shows she’s not too busy…
This is pretty terrible.
“She has admitted that she is prepared to let her attacker go free because she fears going through the same ordeal in the witness box.
She said: “It was horrific to see what this poor woman was put through and, as a result, I’ll never report the man who raped me.
“I was attacked six weeks after that case and it’s because I saw that woman being ripped apart on the stand that I’ll never come forward.
“I couldn’t endure what that woman went through in court. I couldn’t face all the questions she was asked and the judgment that was placed on her.”
A charity by the name of Samaritans from the UK has put together a ton of resources, one of which caught my eye because it’s a question we hear quite often: What to do if you think someone isn’t OK Not only do they have a section on what do do if you’re worried about…
