Girl, 9, charged with sexual assault.
As much as I hate any child to be abused, this girl needs counseling, she needs to be able to tell someone what made her do this, and what has been going on in her own life that may have been a factor in this. They need to find the root cause of this girl’s problems and fix it. They do not need to threaten her with 4 years in juvenile detention. She’s freakin’ 9 years old!
Pin I was reading an article recently written by college professor Rupert W Nacoste Ph.D. on Psychology Today’s website. In it, he talks about a student who suggested he include mental health conditions as an example of neo-diversity. It’s an interesting article, on a couple of levels. First, the reality of how much we can negatively…
Not about child abuse, but an interesting read from Robert Scoble about how the internet is helping him through hard times. Mostly I wanted to share my email to Robert earlier today: Robert, I just read your blog entry from last night and wanted to drop you a line. Not to offer condolances or anything…
There’s nothing like a disaster happening over the holiday weekend to remind us not to take anything for granted. We are not guaranteed anything in this life, and we should cherish each day for what it is, and consider ourselves lucky to have had the chance to live it. I know, even through all the…
Pin I have said it many times – the reason you don’t “know anyone with mental health issues” is most likely because you aren’t a safe person to talk to about those issues. More than that, by creating an environment where mental health is not talked about, or is maybe even stigmatized, you are making it less likely that the people you care about will seek out help when they need it.Â
Suppose your family and friends can have open conversations about mental health, including their own experiences with therapy or other resources. In that case, it’s more likely that the people you care about will seek the help they need.Â
That’s what Bruce Schneiner suggests is at the root of a story about a woman in South Carolina who was arrested for letting her 9 year old play at a park while she was at work. Now Bruce is an expert on security, and risk assessment and I tend to agree that we don’t assess…
Pin I saw a few people post about this over the weekend, and then again today I spotted this warning: Police issue a warning about a child pornography video circulating on Facebook As the article points out, sharing that video of child abuse is a crime. Simply being in possession of that video is a crime….
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