A Rose by Any Other Name -- No Name-Calling Week How many times have you heard the word “bullying” over the last few years? Personally and professionally, it has become a buzzword, often misused and misunderstood. This week is no name-calling week, an effort to keep bullying out of our ...
The Stigma of Sexual Abuse
The Stigma of Sexual Abuse In a just, sin free world, childhood sexual abuse would not exist. Unfortunately, the statistics prove otherwise. In 2012, research found that one in four girls and one in six boys will experience sexual abuse by the age of 18*. Seventy percent of all reports of ...
Child Abuse Prevention Month!
April is child abuse prevention month! Such an important topic to us all! Anything we can do as a community to understand, report and prevent child abuse and neglect is one of the most important things we can ever do! When trying to decide if something is child neglect/abuse many times there is a ...