For immediate release: Thursday, December 9, 2010 Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell) First, I want to thank the sponsors of this legislation and the brave men and women who were abused as kids […]

STOCKTON — More than 10,000 people, many from Modesto, paraded through downtown Sunday, paying tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe in an event marked with colorful costumes, lively mariachi music and an address by a guest who has stirred up a bit of controversy. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, who served as a bishop of […]

MedWire News: Individuals who experience sexual abuse in childhood face an increased risk for developing psychotic disorders in later life, results from an Australian study suggest. Previous studies have shown that a history of sexual abuse in childhood is associated with an increased incidence of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, post-traumatic disorders, and suicidality in adulthood, […]

Moderate to severe physical and sexual abuse associated with higher risk of diabetes in women FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) — Moderate to severe physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence appears to increase the risk for type 2 diabetes in adult women, partly because of the higher body mass index in women who […]

I read a couple of really great books on trauma recently that I’d like to share with you: Healing from Trauma – A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life by Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC and Invisible Heroes – Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal by Belleruth Naparstek, LISW, BCD. […]

Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University say that may someday be possible. A commercial drug remains far off — and its use would be subject to many ethical and practical questions. But scientists have […]

There was a recent debate raging in California about legislation aimed at requiring sex offenders disclose Internet identifiers during registration and prohibiting them from accessing social networking sites, such as Facebook®. Several notable criminal justice and correctional experts were cited in the debate provided reasons why such measures were ill-advised. These reasons and others have […]

Judge Awards 11 Year-old Girl $5.4 Million in Child Pornography/Sexual Abuse Case Using Masha’s Law An 11 year-old girl in Los Angeles California is awarded a $5.4 Million verdict for damages relating to child pornography and sexual abuse by family friend and children show director, Andrew West Reid. On Monday, Judge Joseph Devanon, in the […]

If you ever wonder just how much child pornography there is out on the internet, just read about Donald Schmidt, 74, of Wichita, Kansas who recently pled guilty to collecting more than 3 million images of child pornography. According to a Kansas City Star article, Schmidt admitted that he traded child pornography over the internet […]

COMMENTARY Recently I finished reading Xavier Rynne’s monumental volume on the Second Vatican Council. I didn’t read it when it was first published because I was struggling through theology, just trying to get a grip on the dogmatic and canonical mysteries of the Catholic church I was born into and into which I had thought […]