Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse By Over 300 Priests In Pennsylvania
Auithor: Gene J. Puskar/AP A long-awaited grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse in Pennsylvania was released Tuesday in an interim redacted form. The report detailed decades of alleged misconduct and cover-ups in six of the state's eight Roman Catholic...
Husband crashes plane into own home hours after arrest for domestic violence
Author David Boroff A pilot crashed a plane into his own home in Utah early Monday — just hours after he was arrested for domestic violence. The fatal crash in Payson took place just before 3 a.m., and after 47-year-old Duane Youd had been cuffed following an incident...
AMBITIOUS OR TRAUMATIZED: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OVERWORK AND PAST TRAUMA
We all admire a good work ethic, but we all will admit there is such a thing as being a workaholic. Is workaholisim related to trauma like other addictions? Learn more on this episode of 3 women 3 ways.
Kayden Mancuso Should Be Alive and Well
Kayden Mancuso was killed by a man who was known to be dangerous. But since he was her father, a judge gave him the access he needed to kill her.
Judge denies bail for dance instructor accused of sexually assaulting, recording attack of 16-year-old in his care
Police say Maurice L. Fulson, 44, was charged with sexual assault of a 16-year-old and possessing and producing child pornography. (Chicago Police) Author; Paige Fry Chicago Tribune A 44-year-old dance instructor from the South Side’s West Pullman neighborhood is...
What Neuroscience and Emotion Theory Teach About Bullies
Author: Hilary Jacobs Hendel Richard, a former patient of mine, used to bully kids when he was in high school. When I asked him to share what bullying felt like, he told me intimidating kids was the only time he felt powerful and strong. He was beaten by his father....
Michigan infant died after parents refused to get help for religious reasons
Author: Lindsey Bever Washington Post In video sermons, the man railed against vaccines, "bad medicine" and doctors whom he deemed to be "priesthoods of the medical cult." And he explained why he refused to vaccinate his children, saying: "It didn't seem smart to me...
Free Trauma Webinar: How to Engage Parents
Virtual Webinar Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Time: 1:00-2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time Cost: Free To register, Click here today! In this webinar you will learn about: • Learn the 7-Question Motivational Phone Call Script and additional techniques such...
Hancock observatory manager, under investigation for ‘perv play’
Author:Jason Meisner Contact Reporter The ad on a popular travel website seemed innocent enough: a free, private tour of the spectacular observatory atop the former John Hancock Center, tailored especially for fathers and sons. But at the same time he was advertising...
Woman Kills Sexually Abusive Dad After Finding His Child Porn — Including Photo of Herself
Author :Adam Carlson In January, a 63-year-old woman walked into a police station in Stockport, England, and announced that she had killed her father 12 years earlier, burying his body in their garden not far from her bedroom. Though she seemed notably stoic, the...
Detroit baby falls through floor into basement, drowns in ‘standing water and sewage
Author: Tribune Staff At first glance, the white house on Ferguson Street in Detroit looks like any other home commonly found in American suburbs. It's front lawn is mowed and decorated with thick green shrubbery. Its peaked roof is covered in gray shingles. The...
How every parent can spot tell-tale signs your child is being groomed
Do you know how to spot someone who wants to sexually abuse your kids? You need to. Here’s what you need to know.
PROSECUTED BUT NOT SILENCED: THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET
Can you imagine losing custody of your daughter to someone who is sexually abusing her, for years? Meet the woman who literally wrote the book on the subject on 3 Women 3 Ways.
Improve Federal Supports for Foster Parents
The Chronicle of Social Change is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 10 former foster youths who have completed congressional internships. The program is...
Sexual abuse at CPS: Students as predators and prey
CPS representatives Doug Henning, second from left, Matt Lyons, and Jadine Chou, at a June 20, 2018, hearing about sexual assault in schools by educators following a Tribune investigation before the General Assembly's education committee at the Michael A. Bilandic...
Child abuse prevention efforts ramp up in April
Lake County Chief Judge Jorge Ortiz speaks at the kick-off event Monday for the fourth annual Lake County Blue Kids child abuse awareness campaign. (By Jim Newton / Lake County News-Sun) Along with the early flowers, Blue Kids signs will soon be popping up around Lake...
Why America still permits child marriage
We think child marriage is terrible in other countries, but why do we allow it in our own?
Getting My Sister Hooked On Opiates, Again
I know how horrible opiate addiction is for someone- I’ve seen it first hand. But I’m going to help my sister get addicted to them, again, because for her, life without coping mechanisms is worse than life with them. And she has a lot to cope with.
Domestic Violence Signs and Ways to Protect Someone
No relationship is perfect, but would you recognize the signs of an abusive one? And would you know how to help someone who was in one? Here’s what you need to know.
The consequences of interpersonal violence in the workplace
Everyone knows that interpersonal violence is bad for us, and most of us know that it causes mental health problems. But how that affects victims at work is rarely discussed. Listen to an expert reveal the secret, at last, on this episode of 3 Women 3 Ways.
We Need to Help Children Cope with Trauma
What do kids experience when they disclose abuse? What do their parents experience when they hear about their child’s abuse? And how can you help your child take the next step? Here’s some guidance.
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal
By Elisabetta Povoledo and Sharon Otterman July 28, 2018 ROME — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, from the College of Cardinals, ordering him to a “life of prayer and penance” after...
A huge win’: New Zealand brings in paid domestic violence leave
Author Eleanor Ainge Roy New Zealand has passed legislation granting victims of domestic violence 10 days paid leave to allow them to leave their partners, find new homes and protect themselves and their children. MPs clapped and cheered as bill passed on Wednesday...
Motherhood in the Age of Fear
By Kim Brooks July 27, 2018 CHICAGO — I was on my way home from dropping my kids off at preschool when a police officer called to ask if I was aware there was an outstanding warrant for my arrest. “No, no,” I told him. “I didn’t know that.” I needed to call my...
Sharp Increase In Gun Suicides Signals Growing Public Health Crisis
Alicia Doktor (AC Staff) When Dorothy Paugh was 9, her father bought a pistol and started talking openly about ending his life. Her mother was terrified but didn't know what to do. "She called our priest and called his best friend," Paugh recalled. "They came and...
Stable Placement Equals Stable Education
Author July 23, 2018 John Kelly The Chronicle of Social Change is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 10 former foster youths who have completed congressional...
FAA employee charged with having child porn on work laptop
Author: Associated Press An administrative officer with the Federal Aviation Administration has been charged with having child pornography on his work computer. Prosecutors say 57-year-old Scott Pierson of Vernon was arrested Thursday on federal charges of receiving...
Australian bishop sentenced to year’s detention for cover-up
Author Rod McGuirkAssociated Press The most senior Roman Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse was sentenced to 12 months in detention by an Australian court Tuesday in a landmark case welcomed by some abuse survivors as a strong warning to...
DCFS investigators getting ‘many different versions’ of what happened when 3-year-old boy died in foster home fire
Child welfare officials said Thursday they have been told "many different versions" of what happened when a 3-year-old boy in foster care died in a fire earlier this month, apparently alone in a locked apartment. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services...
‘You owe me this’: USA Diving accused of ignoring alleged sexual abuse of divers
A lawsuit against USA Diving accuses the national governing body of ignoring or obstructing sexual abuse allegations, sayig the organization is “worse than gymnastics, worse than swimming.”