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Why Don’t We Just Get Over It?
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Please read my latest blog about the ACE Study and why it is so important to us all.
WHY DON’T WE JUST GET OVER IT? – Not On Our Watch America Foundation notonourwatch.net
WHY DON’T WE JUST GET OVER IT? I’m so glad you asked: Why Don’t We Just Get Over It? The ACE Study is one of many reasons…… We live in a world where so many of us don’t understand…
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Officials Testify on Links Between Suicide, PTSD, Sexual Assault defense.gov
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2014 – Defense Department officials testified today before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s personnel subcommittee on the relationship between…
Debating These Modest Proposals
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The juxtaposition of Jonathon Swifts “Modest Proposal” to sell the poor newborn babies of Ireland as food to solve the poverty and suffering of Irish parents has a parallel to the beating and bruising of children proposal being advanced by Kansas…
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- Michael Skinner "hmnn…I came to the conclusion that those of us who have embraced the trauma, abuse and mental health challenges that we have struggled …"
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- Charmaine McDonald "This is fact Michael, I pray we can make a difference in this world. Thanks again for your posts. God Bless you."
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- Michael Skinner "We are…all of us who are speaking the truth and doing our level best to raise awareness in the areas of trauma, abuse and mental …"
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Raising Awareness of Abuse
The vision of NOOW America Foundation is to prevent sexual abuse through collaboration, education & mentoring.
Connecting with our community, our churches, our schools, our parent groups, The goal here, just like in the medical community reacts to any epidemic: 1. Learn the facts and disseminate the facts. 2. Save the most number of people in the …
Every Child Should Know How Much They Are Lovednotonourwatch.net
Every Child Should Know How Much They Are Loved. CONTRACT OF LOVE © Between You and Your Child RENEW IT EVERY YEAR Every Child Should Know How Much They Are…
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The Cost of Silence…
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Brain Injury… The perfect crime..
The missing child abuse statistics youtube.com
(Updated version of first video) Child predators know dissociation. Most of the world does not. Shouldn’t we be learning so we can effectively attack organized pedophilia and help survivors to heal?…
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Mental Health (not in my back yard)
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Kids At Risk Action (KARA) is non-profit advocacy network focusing on issues related to neglected and abused children. Founded by Mike Tikkanen, a businessman turned socially-concerned citizen, KARA works to educate individuals and communities…
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Help Wanted For InvisibleChildren.org
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Three Things KARA needs help with, Contact us! Thing one: Smart generous person with Hootsuite knowledge to…
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Child Beatings With Bruises May Soon Be Legal In Kansas
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State Rep Gail Finney says whacking children is about restoring parental rights (along with the rights of teachers and other caregivers) and not child abuse. I guess that depends on how you define abuse. Imagine letting other people whack your…
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Faith Healing & Child Deaths
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8 month old Brandon Schaible died of treatable pneumonia because his parents don’t believe in medicine. This is not as rare as one would hope. In Idaho, 144 children have died in the Followers of Christ Church due to lack of medical care….
Growing Number of Chemicals Linked with Brain Disorders in children
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Growing number of chemicals linked with brain disorders in childrensciencedaily.com
Toxic chemicals may be triggering the recent increases in neurodevelopmental disabilities among children, such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and dyslexia.
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- Leela Alvarez "Between corporal injury and chemical exposure rapidly increasing the awareness of abuse our juvenile populations are surviving we are …"
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Montana Leading The Nation Today In Judicial Non Protection, Child Death & Teen Death;…
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Kids with chaotic family situations, with behavior and mental health issues, as young as you can imagine, end up needing emergency housing. The need for foster families trained to help these kids is ever present. Youth Dynamics is a non-profit…
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- Charmaine McDonald "Thanks Michael for the post. If I had the means, I would take all these children. This situation is worldwide."
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- Chanelle Carlin, M.A. "A very powerful article, Michael. Thank you for highlighting this important need."
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Letting go – of how you thought your life should be http://www.mskinnermusic.com/home/letting-go-thought-life-21514/
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- Charmaine McDonald "Thanks Michael, very well written. I also have Arthritis on both my wrists and it is RA. I pray your hand heals. There is nothing …"
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- Michael Skinner "Thanks Charmaine!! I see we went to the same schools….take care, Mike"
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- Charmaine McDonald "Thanks Michael, you also take care of yourself and never give up playing your Guitar."
- 22 days ago
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Brain Injury Awareness Validating CA/SA/DV Invisable Injuries
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Uploaded by Mike Tikkanen on 2013-01-16.
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- Michael Skinner "Very powerful video Mike Tikkanen – I will share in the March Surviving Spirit newsletter. Glad you are out there doing what you’re …"
- 26 days ago
42 Million Strong
The vision of NOOW America Foundation is to prevent sexual abuse through collaboration, education & mentoring.
Adult Survivors of abuse are finding their voices. Together we can put an end to abuse. Together we can accomplish what so many think is impossible. Thank you all for the amazing work you are doing.
Dedicated to Ending the Sexual Abuse: NOOWAF youtube.com
You probably don’t hear this very often, an adult stating they were sexually molested as a child. However, in the United States alone, there are over 42 MILLION adults who were sexually molested as children. We have been silent far too long….
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Kids At Risk Action News
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INVISIBLE CHILDREN will now be on the shelves of the public library. You can search for it online or click on this book link to reserve it. It has been some years in coming, and I like to think this is a sign that the conversation around abused…
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ACE Study & Looking to the future
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I recently attended the 28th Annual International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment in San Diego. Dr. Vincent Felitti was one of the many renowned speakers. If you would like more information I hope to share with not only my community …
Instead Of Joking About Our Kids Needing Counseling One Day, What If…upworthy.com
This woman says there’s one reason we hurt our children, and it’s not what I expected.
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An Open Letter to Woody Allen: Say ‘I’m Sorry’ | Womens eNews womensenews.org
The director and actor’s ‘fantasy’ defense against abuse allegations from his adoptive daughter only make him sound like all the others, says Wendy Murphy. Little girls fantasize about becoming princesses…
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Pediatrics Group Offers Advice on Evaluating Fractures for Signs of Abuse jwatch.org
By Kelly Young The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a guide to assessing whether childhood fractures are the result of abuse. The article,
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Thoughts to share – “Out of my Mind”, “Desperate”, England & feeling safe…
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The Gift Of A Good Start
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Kids need structure ted.com
How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt and personal talk, Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State, asks parents, friends and relatives to support children from before they even get to primary school, through community and…
LIfe Too Short
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Better Answers For At Risk Youth
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Thoughts to share -“Hope in a Hopeless World” & latest Surviving Spirit newsletter…
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What To Do About Arizona’s Approach To Child Protection?
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www.csmonitor.com/… News…/6-000- Arizona- child- abuse-reports-were-… Nov 21, 2013 – About 6000 cases of suspected child abuse or neglect that were …about news that CPS failed to investigate 6,000 reports of child abuse. www.cbs news.com/…
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- Chanelle Carlin, M.A. "It’s horrific to think that 6000+ cases of reported child protection concerns have gone un-investigated and something needs to be …"
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- Emmanuel Maesua Pc_West1 "my concern here is why is this inhuman trend given room to continue? the abusers are allowed to continue ravaging human dignity …"
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Higher Risks for Children
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Institute for Responsible Technology – Higher Risks for Childrenresponsibletechnology.org
Children face the greatest risk from the potential dangers of GM foods: Young, fast-developing bodies are influenced most Children’s bodies develop at a fast pace and are more likely to be influenced and show the effects of genetically modified (GM)…
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Political satirist Barry Crimmins
Episode 443 – Barry Crimmins wtfpod.com
Comedian Marc Maron is tackling the most complex philosophical question of our day – WTF? He’ll get to the bottom of it with help from comedian friends, celebrity guests and the voices in his own head. You loved him on Morning Sedition. You kinda…
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the heart of the matter
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Want to reduce mental illness? Address trauma. Want to save the world? Address trauma. acestoohigh.com
___________________________ Different explanations have been given for the increased number of people suffering from mental illness. Some have claimed the increase is the result of ever-expanding d…
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- 2 months ago
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- Charmaine McDonald "Great article and very informative. Thanks for the post Randa, posted on twitter and face book. Blessed 2014"
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- Keely Marie "Thank you for the post! Posted on twitter and blog. Information is Powerful!"
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- Michael Skinner "Shared this article in the latest Surviving Spirit newsletter also… www.survivingspirit.com"
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/posts/improving-state-child-protection-systems-in-2014-whatever-it-takes
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Class action lawsuits get results where legislators don’t (Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, D.C., New Jersey, Mississippi) Proving that it’s not who is your senator, but who is your attorney. Whatever it Takes. From Oklahoma News on 6 12,27.13,…
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- Charmaine McDonald "Hi Michael, we can all do the best we can for this cause, but we have to pray about these issues as the government of this world are …"
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Green Kids!
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What products/services can be developed or refined to serve our green kids?
From milk jugs to toy trucks: Green Toys a hit with ‘Whole Foods moms’ greenbiz.com
Launched in a garage in 2007, this toy maker is finding mainstream success with recycled-plastic rocket ships and tea sets at Nordstrom and beyond.
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Green Kids!
Director of Marketing, ICAST
What other innovative products /services can be developed or refined to serve our green kids in their ever-increasing triple bottom line lives?
From milk jugs to toy trucks: Green Toys a hit with ‘Whole Foods moms’ greenbiz.com
Launched in a garage in 2007, this toy maker is finding mainstream success with recycled-plastic rocket ships and tea sets at Nordstrom and beyond.
Helpful Resolutions For A Better New Year
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Join KARA in supporting programs that reduce child poverty and America’s 2nd to last rating (only behind Romania) among the developed nations. Agree to vote for and talk about the importance of early childhood programs that save children from…
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Recruiting Child Soldiers (yes, we do)
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The United States is one of two nations that has not signed the International Rights Of the Child Treaty. The other is Somalia (and it doesn’t have a functioning government). It is KARA’s position that the primary reason we refuse to sign the…
Thoughts to share – “A fundamental concern for others…” Nelson Mandela…
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- yasmin Abdel Aziz "Thanks for sharing !"
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Homeport Dir of Community Life: Alleviating Poverty-Linking Safe, Affordable, Vibrant Housing for all:…
gwyn stetler, community servant leader
Director of Community Life at Homeport
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To improved disadvantage children life in the communities
I will like to suggest to the group that children in the ages of 6 to 11 years old should be given some right as a child to live freely and be protected from being manhandling.
hurt.please
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Violence against women – it’s a men’s issue
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This is an excellent video I saw earlier on Ted Talks. Well done Mr. Jackson Katz, to have the courage to state the very real truth that a subject such as Domestic or Sexual Violence is so fundamentally about men, yet it conspires to keep men …
Jackson Katz: Violence against women, it’s a men’s issueyoutube.com
Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men’s issues, and shows how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood. A clarion call for us all, women and men, to call out unacceptable behavior and be leaders of change…
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- yasmin Abdel Aziz "Thanks so much Randa for sharing. I strongly agree that we need to break the silence. I share it with many people online and offline, …"
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- Michael Skinner "We need to be addressing the abuse that is perpetrated by both genders against one another….too many times the discussion is swept …"
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- Charmaine McDonald "Randa, thanks for sharing. It is a Fact, …"
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Malala’s Song
The vision of NOOW America Foundation is to prevent sexual abuse through collaboration, education & mentoring.
Great and empowering for all of us.
I Am Malala (Official Music Video) youtube.com
SUPPORT THE MALALA FUND HERE: https://www.stayclassy.org/checkout/donation?eid=25976 AND ON ITUNES HERE: https://itunes.apple.com/album/i-am-malala-single/id673398878 (all proceeds go to the Malala Fund which supports education) see lyrics… look, i wanna make a nation proud one day we’ll say things loud and be free with the power of ou…
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What Makes Us So Mean? (just wait til you’re in diapers)
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From the Nation 9.30.13 write up on Yale University Study on poor families; Diapers cost between 70 & 120 dollars monthly (for one sweet lovable baby) and diaper services are even more expensive. 30% of low income women with very young children…
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Ten Years Old & Never Had A Nice Day
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County child-fatality review boards, created to find ways to reduce deaths, dramatically underreport the number of children dying from abuse and neglect. Reports from 2002 to 2006 listed 136 child-abuse deaths, far below the 203 confirmed by The…
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Children’s Day: Little hope – no identity, no family, no hometribune.com.pk
KARACHI: The small, blue-eyed girl roams around congested Saddar, confident among the strangers, unafraid of incoming traffic. There’s a rag in her hand, and she flicks it around in a bid to clean the dirty windscreen of a temporarily parked car. She…
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- Charmaine McDonald "Thanks dear Yasmin, this is what Literacy For All Human Beings is about. Please pray for us, and I and going away on a trip next …"
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- yasmin Abdel Aziz "Thanks Charmaine, …"
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- Charmaine McDonald "Thanks dear Yasmin, for now we must just keep on praying for miracles. God will never ever fail us, this we must believe and hang …"
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Aging Out Of Foster Care (a video)
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1 Pamela Couey I too was a youth in foster care. Luckily my mom got me back (my being there was not because of abuse or neglet on her part). My father assaulted me in another state and it took the better part of a year to get me home. I knew kids…
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Nov 23 Kids At Risk Action Presentation
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6 million children are reported to child protection in the U.S. each year impacting schools, health, crime, prisons and the livability of our communities. Breaking this cycle child abuse and declining quality of life throughout the nation is…
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CASA Volunteers Speak For Children
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CASA of Minnesota casamn.org
to celebrate, and help continue the good work of CASA Minnesota. St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408 Wine Tasting courtesy of the wine experts of South Lyndale Liquors, hors d’oeuvres and desserts and a…
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Will you help me stop Child Abuse by sharing this video?
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Children Mean The Most Video – YouTube youtube.com
Patsy Giddings, Speaking Engagement’s and Book Signing’s for ‘Sandy’s Miracle’. Patsy personally experienced extraordinary incidents of cruelty and rape from those in her own family, in social entities, and eventually in the clutches of her adoptive…
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- Patsy Giddings "Thank you so much Charmaine, for sharing my video and helping me to bring awareness to Child Abuse!!!!!"
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- Charmaine McDonald "You are more than welcome dear Patsy Giddings, this is all part of Literacy For All Human Beings C.C. May God continue to aid us all …"
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- Patsy Giddings "You have a blessed day also Charmaine!!"
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