Supporting men who have experienced sexual, physical and psychological trauma.
CNN: Chester Bennington's life may help male sex abuse victims speak up. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwvY_wwzU For far too long, boys and men who have been sexually abused or assaulted have been overlooked, neglected, minimized or stigmatized by society and, at times, by the health care community. It's time for that disregard to stop. One
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The health of men in New Zealand has slowly improved. Further health gains for New Zealand men will come through prevention of the major causes of premature death, disease and injury throughout the life course, and addressing ethnic and social inequalities. Life expectancy Life expectancy measures the average age that someone can
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What the research tells us: A 2005 study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, on San Diego Kaiser Permanente HMO members, reported that 16% of males were sexually abused by the age of 18.1 A 2003 national study of U.S. adults reported that 14.2% of men were sexually abused before
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A beautiful image and inspiration for healing. pic.twitter.com/MX4HQctM — MaleSurvivor (@MaleSurvivorORG) December 2, 2016 Lacquerware is a longstanding tradition in Japan,[5][6] at some point it may have been combined with maki-e as a replacement for other ceramic repair techniques. One theory is that kintsugi may have originated when Japanese shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa
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https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-hidden-epidemic-of-men-who-are-raped-by-women?utm_source=broadlytwitterus "The way we talk about men and sex needs to change," Stemple says. "When we have these stereotypes for men, it makes it hard for them to come forward when they're victimized." Stemple has long focused her research on how sexual violence against men goes under-reported. In 2014, she released a
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http://www.businessinsider.com.au/why-i-never-reported-my-rapist-2016-10?r=US&IR=T In the first few months after I was raped, my brain went numb. I wish I knew a less cliched way to say it, but that’s the truth of how it felt. I didn’t decide then not to report my rape, I just wasn’t high-functioning enough to have the thought. I
Read Morehttp://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.738928 For the past five months, seven prisoners clad in orange have been meeting weekly at the department for rehabilitation for drug addicts at the Hasharon prison. They are all victims of sexual assault and are participating in a pioneering support group called “trauma and recovery.” In prison they talk for
Read Morehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/New-book-on-male-sexual-abuse-survivors-trauma/articleshow/50898852.cms After the book release, Gupta said, "I have known Dr Sharma through his socially relevant activities, his dedication for the cause for the physically challenged and the environment. I have also read Dr Sharma's poetry and even wrote an introduction to one of his poetry collections. One can easily sense
Read MoreTHE CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY, or CALM, is a registered charity, which exists to prevent male suicide in the UK. In 2014, male suicide accounts for 76% of all suicides and is the single biggest cause of death in men under 45 in the UK. PREVENTING MALE SUICIDE We
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