Spread the Word | Tell the World

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[I receive emails like this one from the American Society for Positive Care of Children (American SPCC) on a regular basis. They have great articles and information to help protect children. If you’re interested, please sign-up on their site to receive these important notices. Speak up because children can’t!]   SPREAD THE WORD | TELL THE WORLD Using Social Media to Raise Awareness Child abuse is everyone’s business. By coming together as a community, and […]

Another Horrific Hate Crime

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My heart and prayers go out to all the people injured and murdered Saturday night in Orlando, FL. Friends, partners, husbands and husbands, wives and wives, family — all of us grieve for your lost loved ones and those that were injured beyond repair. All of us condemn such evil and hate. It amazes me how evil people have such easy access to deadly weapons.  Rita and I were traveling in the Middle East last year and we had a […]

The Outcome of Telling the Truth

In last Sunday’s StarTribune newspaper, a front page article stated: Abuse reports swamp system. Children are stranded as Hennepin County foster homes and shelters fill up. The first paragraph read, A dramatic rise in reported child abuse in Hennepin County is overwhelming children protection workers, filling up foster homes and shelter beds and in extreme cases forcing children to stay with abusive parents, according to county officials and records. I’m not at all surprised by this article […]

The #1 Reason Children Recant Abuse Allegations

APRIL 5, 2016 BY AMERICAN SPCC [This very interesting article appeared on the American SPCC website. I copied it in case you missed it. It’s an insightful article.] In the world of child forensic interviewing, there is a well-known fact… Disclosure is a process, not a one-time event. Disclosing abuse, be it sexual, physical, psychological or neglect, can be incredibly difficult for a child. The same holds true for adults… imagine yourself sitting in a room with someone you just […]

What Does Depression Feel Like? Here’s Your Answer

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Approximately 12 million women in the United States experience clinical depression each year.*  About one in every eight women can expect to develop clinical depression during their lives. Since I’m one of those eight, I’m asked a lot about what depression really feels like. The following description gives you an idea how deep and hopeless depression is like: My eyes open slowly adjusting to the dull throb of morning. I stare at the white, speckled ceiling trying […]