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Question by Esme: Report On Child Sexual Abuse?
For A Gcse option I took health and social btec and I have to create a poster on different forms of child abuse. I’ve written about pretty much all of them, emotional, mental, physical, But I don’t know what to write about sexual abuse, I don’t really know much about it as we haven’t learnt about it yet.
I have to write about “Signs that could suggest a child is being sexually abused” does anybody know any? all I could think of was bruises/cuts.

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Answer by magic.smile.x
Some signs rather then: Bruises, cuts etc would be Emotional signs maybe all of a sudden the child is acting different they’re emotions have changed drastically from being happy to almost looking like they’re depressed Also If maybe they’ve being doing self-harm to themselves (cutting,taking drugs, drinking etc) because they cannot cope with the situation. (Of course this varies for teenagers)    Read more...

State Rep. Ron Hood “Start Talking!” PSA – State Representative Ron Hood and Mental Health and Addiction Services Director, Tracy Plouck’s public service announcement about Start Talking!, a youth dru…

Advocates call for more painkiller restrictions
BOSTON — Drug abuse prevention groups, state lawmakers and organized labor leaders rallied outside the Massachusetts Statehouse on Tuesday to call for more restrictions on a powerful new painkiller. The rally, which drew more than 150 people, came …
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Drug Recognition Expert to Talk Prevention With Parents at High School
Oftentimes diagnosing a person's addiction to drugs and alcohol can come too late, and the focus shift has moved to prevention, namely how to interpret the behavior someone who is using drugs and paraphernalia associated with those drugs. Sponsored by …
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Curtis Trotter: Addiction: Why can't they just stop?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, substance abuse is our nation's number one health problem and alcohol still remains the number one most abused drug in our country. Relapse rates for addictions are similar to those for other chronic …
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Oklahoma addiction specialist offers tips for recovery
In two recent interviews, Vorse urged state officials and medical professionals to take more aggressive action to deal with the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. The interviews have been edited and condensed. Q: What do the statistics tell us …
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Parents speak out on child abuse
RCA provides peer-based mental health recovery support for those in the community who need help, Erickson said. The nonprofit serves people battling depression, anxiety, … “Statistics show that children who have adverse childhood experiences like …
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Drug Take Back days collect a ton of drugs
GORHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — All this week we've been bringing you stories about the impact of Maine's prescription drug addiction. It all led up to NEWS CENTER's Drug Take Back Day, where over 1,000 people dropped off their unwanted or expired …
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Watch Curious Alice, Perhaps the Worst (Best?) Anti-Drug Film Ever Made
Released in 1971 by the National Institute of Mental Health, "Curious Alice" was supposed to educate children on the perils of drug abuse. Instead, through a series of creative missteps, it managed to equate a drug trip with a phantasmagoria of whimsy …
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Why are more women arrested for drunk driving? Number increases nearly 20 …
According to FBI statistics, between 2003 and 2012, the latest statistics available, annual DUI arrests among women increased from 174,000 to 211,000 – a 21 percent increase nationwide. Conversely, DUI arrests among men dropped by nearly 17 percent …
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1 in 3 Canadians suffered some form of child abuse; linked to mental disorders
She and her co-authors analyzed information collected from more than 23,000 adults 18 and older who took part in Statistics Canada's 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey. Respondents were asked questions about whether they were hit or … They were …
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Mental health takes centre stage at Vic High
Mental health takes centre stage at Vic High. Statistics Canada numbers show youth aged 15 to 24 are more likely to suffer from depression, mood disorders, anxiety, panic disorders, mania, agoraphobia and substance abuse than the general population.
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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