Their Stories (children in need of protection)
Their Stories (children in need of protection)
Today’s Tip of The Tip of Children’s Mental Health Iceberg
“Mental Health Crisis + Emergency Rooms” is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s a strong piece demonstrating the huge increase in chemical restraints and ER mental health visits by children, but it misses the heart of the story.
Child Sex Abuse & The Mormon & Baptist Church (stopping child abuse requires adults report it)
The KARA article below from 2016 about the Mormon & Baptist Church hiding abuse provides insight into how hard it is to achieve transparency and accountability in children’s rights issues. This May 2022 NY Times article captures the fact that not much has changed.
Best Videos From The ACE’s Study (short & long)
The ACE’s study bring the science and gravity of the medical community to child abuse. All of these videos are powerful and worth sharing with others.
Best wishes, www.invisiblechildren.org
Institutional Bullying & Suicide; Bishop Gene Robinson
An increasingly popular bumper sticker reads, “Guns Don’t Kill People — RELIGION Kills People!” In light of recent events I would add religion kills young people: gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender young people.
Perhaps not directly, though.
And religion is certainly not the only source of anti-gay sentiment in the culture. But it’s hard to deny that religious voices denouncing LGBT people contribute to the atmosphere in which violence against LGBT people and bullying of LGBT youth can flourish.
America’s Children, Mental Health, Addiction, Medication
Children traumatized by violence and neglect have serious developmental disabilities that don’t go away with age. 80% of youth aging out of foster care are leading dysfunctional lives.
Adding to the 3 million children reported to child protection in America each year, are the 3.5 million children on stimulant and anti-psychotic medications. Recent studies indicate that almost half of U.S. youth have mental health issues. About 2/3s of the youth in juvenile justice are diagnosed with mental health problems; half of them have multiple, serious diagnosis.